CVE-2008-3529

Name: CVE-2008-3529
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2008-09-12T16:56:20.493+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 23.37%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3529 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long XML entity name.. EPSS estimates a 23.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long XML entity name.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

23.37%

97.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xmlsoft	Libxml2	< 2.7.0
Debian	Debian Linux	4.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.04
Apple	Safari	< 4.0
Apple	Safari	>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.3
Apple	Iphone Os	< 3.0
Apple	Mac Os X	< 10.5.7
Apple	Mac Os X	10.5.7

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31860Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31868Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32265Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32280Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33715Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33722Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35056Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020855Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247346-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3550Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-400.htmThird Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-025.htmThird Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1654Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0884.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0886.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31126Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2822Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1298Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461015Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45085Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11760Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6103Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8798Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31860Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31868Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32265Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32280Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33715Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33722Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35056Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020855Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247346-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3550Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-400.htmThird Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-025.htmThird Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1654Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0884.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0886.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31126Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2822Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1298Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461015Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45085Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11760Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6103Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8798Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Sep 12, 2008
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-3529?

How severe is CVE-2008-3529?

Severity scoring for CVE-2008-3529 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 23.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3529?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST