Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1461-1 libxml2 -- missing input validation
- Date Reported:
- 13 Jan 2008
- Affected Packages:
- libxml2
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-6284.
- More information:
-
Brad Fitzpatrick discovered that the UTF-8 decoding functions of libxml2, the GNOME XML library, validate UTF-8 correctness insufficiently, which may lead to denial of service by forcing libxml2 into an infinite loop.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.16-7sarge1.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.27.dfsg-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (oldstable)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-python2.3_2.6.16-7sarge1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-doc_2.6.16-7sarge1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-python2.3_2.6.16-7sarge1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_mips.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.16-7sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.4-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.3-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python2.2-libxml2_2.6.16-7sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.16-7sarge1_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-doc_2.6.27.dfsg-2_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_mips.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.