CVE detail
CVE-2008-4226
Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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Evidence
Source links by recency
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- A long list of Safari 4.0 security fixesHelp Net Security
Apple has released Safari 4.0, the latest version of its popular web browser. Besides all the new functionalities, this release includes a long list of security fixes. Details on the security issues can be found below. CFNetwork CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1704 Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.7, Mac OS X Server v10.5.7, Windows XP or Vista Impact: Downloaded image files may be misidentified as HTML, leading to JavaScript … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 9, 2009, 7:07 PM
Exploit code
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