CVE-2010-4008 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libxml2 versions prior to 2.7.8, affecting products like Google Chrome and Apple Safari. Malformed XPath expressions can cause the application to read from invalid memory, leading to a crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.0.517.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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libxml2: Crash (stack frame overflow or NULL pointer dereference) by traversal of XPath axis
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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