CVE-2010-4008

Name: CVE-2010-4008
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-11-17T01:00:02.963+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.45%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-4008 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.. EPSS estimates a 3.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.45%

87.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Google	Chrome	< 7.0.517.44	—
Apple	Itunes	< 10.2	—
Apple	Safari	< 5.0.4	—
Apple	Iphone Os	< 4.2	—
Apple	Mac Os X	< 10.6.7	—
Xmlsoft	Libxml2	< 2.7.8	—
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0	—
Debian	Debian Linux	6.0	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.10	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	6.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	6.0	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Eus	6.3	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	6.0	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.1	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.2	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.3	—
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	10	Sp3
Suse	Suse Linux Enterprise Server	11	—
Apache	Openoffice	>= 2.0.0, <= 2.4.3	—
Apache	Openoffice	>= 3.0.0, < 3.3.0	—

References

http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/Broken Link
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40775Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42175Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42429Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148Third Party Advisory
http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/Broken Link
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40775Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42175Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42429Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 17, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

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Severity scoring for CVE-2010-4008 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST