{
    "id": "CVE-2008-4409",
    "published": "2008-10-03 17:41:40",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:57:45",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "description": "libxml2 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 does not properly handle \"predefined entities definitions\" in entities, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash), as demonstrated by use of xmllint on a certain XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1564 and CVE-2008-3281.",
    "epss_score": "0.08534",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94875",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "xmlsoft",
            "product": "libxml2"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "32454",
            "title": "libxml2 - Denial of Service",
            "date": "2008-10-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32454"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html",
        "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32130",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32175",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32974",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/35379",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:212",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31555",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45633",
        "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00125.html",
        "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00130.html",
        "http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html",
        "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32130",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32175",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32974"
    ]
}