CVE-2010-4494 describes a double free vulnerability in libxml2 versions, including 2.7.8, impacting products like Google Chrome and various Linux distributions. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.5, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially other unspecified impacts through crafted XPath handling. While the risk score is moderate, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.0.552.215CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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libxml2: double-free in XPath processing code
Nov 17, 2010Possible Security Vulnerability in OpenOffice.org resulting from 3rd party library LIBXML2
Possible Security Vulnerability in OpenOffice.org resulting from 3rd party library LIBXML2
Possible Security Vulnerability in OpenOffice.org resulting from 3rd party library LIBXML2
Possible Security Vulnerability in OpenOffice.org resulting from 3rd party library LIBXML2