CVE-2009-3560: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Nov 05 2009(Updated: )
Expat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of XML data by the big2_toUtf8 function within the libexpat library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted XML document containing malformed UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read to cause the application to crash.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| James Clark Expat | =2.0.1 | |
| Xmltwig Xml-twig For Perl | ||
| Libexpat Project Libexpat | =2.0.1 | |
| Apache HTTP server | >=2.0.35<2.0.64 | |
| Apache HTTP server | >=2.2.0<2.2.17 | |
| redhat/expat | <0:1.95.7-4.el4_8.2 | 0:1.95.7-4.el4_8.2 |
| redhat/expat | <0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_4.2 | 0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_4.2 |
| redhat/expat | <2.1.0 | 2.1.0 |
| IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS | <=9.7.2.8 | |
| IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Web Access | <=9.7.2.8 |
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Reference Links
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273630-1
- http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.164&r2=1.165
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=533174
- http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?view=log#rev1.165
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37203
- http://mail.python.org/pipermail/expat-bugs/2009-November/002846.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37537
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023278
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:316
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00394.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00413.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00370.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1953
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38832
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39478
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0896
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41701
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43300
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6883
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12942
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10613
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb7c64aeea604bf948467d9d1cab8ff23fa7d002be1964bcc275aae7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad2acee3ab838b52c04a0698b1728a9a43467bf365bd481c993c535d@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2295080a257bad27ea68ca0af12fc715577f9e84801eae116a33107e@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2295080a257bad27ea68ca0af12fc715577f9e84801eae116a33107e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad2acee3ab838b52c04a0698b1728a9a43467bf365bd481c993c535d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb7c64aeea604bf948467d9d1cab8ff23fa7d002be1964bcc275aae7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3560 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3560
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1625
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3239
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0896
- https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2009-3560.json
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2625
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3720
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/expat-2.0.1-8.fc12
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/expat-2.0.1-8.fc11
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/expat-2.0.1-8.fc10
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1625.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566434
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=556415
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=982563
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=533174#c15
- http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.164&r2=1.166
- http://sourceforge.net/p/expat/bugs/2894085/
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54598
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160471 (Advisory)
Parent vulnerabilities
(Appears in the following advisories)
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/nvd-api
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/remedy
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/weakness
- collector/redhat-cve
- source/Red Hat
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- alias/CVE-2009-3560
- agent/event
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/description
- collector/ibm-support
- source/IBM
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/james clark
- canonical/james clark expat
- version/james clark expat/2.0.1
- vendor/xmltwig
- canonical/xmltwig xml-twig for perl
- vendor/libexpat project
- canonical/libexpat project libexpat
- version/libexpat project libexpat/2.0.1
- vendor/apache
- canonical/apache http server
- version/apache http server/2.0.35
- version/apache http server/2.2.0
- package-manager/redhat
- vendor/ibm
- canonical/ibm engineering requirements management doors
- version/ibm engineering requirements management doors/9.7.2.8
- canonical/ibm engineering requirements management doors web access
- version/ibm engineering requirements management doors web access/9.7.2.8