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CVE-2009-2414

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml...

4.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2009-2414 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Xmlsoft Libxml, published August 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.14%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in libxml2 2.7.3.dfsg-2.1.

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Exploit likelihood

3.14%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Record
CVE-2009-2414
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Record
CVE-2009-2414
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2410 No score

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Record
EUVD-2009-2410
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pxj8-hpwc-88mp No score

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml...

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Record
GHSA-pxj8-hpwc-88mp
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Record
CVE-2009-2414
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-2414 No score

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2414
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxml2
Debian:12
 before 2.7.3.dfsg-2.1
2.7.3.dfsg-2.1
libxml2
Debian:13
 before 2.7.3.dfsg-2.1
2.7.3.dfsg-2.1
libxml2
Debian:14
 before 2.7.3.dfsg-2.1
2.7.3.dfsg-2.1
libxml2
Debian:4.0
 before 2.6.27.dfsg-6+etch1, plus listed versions
2.6.27.dfsg-12.6.27.dfsg-22.6.27.dfsg-32.6.27.dfsg-42.6.27.dfsg-52.6.27.dfsg-6
2.6.27.dfsg-6+etch1
libxml2
Debian:5.0
 before 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny1, plus listed versions
2.6.32.dfsg-5
2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny1
libxml
Debian:4.0
 before 1:1.8.17-14+etch1, plus listed versions
1:1.8.17-14
1:1.8.17-14+etch1
libxml
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:1.8.17-9.3
1:1.8.17-9.3
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:2.5.10-15
0:2.5.10-15
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.16-12.7
0:2.6.16-12.7
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8
0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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