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CVE-2013-0338

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

4.3 MediumFix available

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

Exploit likelihood

2.86%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

Record
CVE-2013-0338
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

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

Record
CVE-2013-0338
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0350 No score

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

Record
EUVD-2013-0350
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvmp-h985-7qh3 No score

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

Record
GHSA-pvmp-h985-7qh3
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

Record
CVE-2013-0338
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0338 No score

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0338
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1 No score

libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxml2
Debian:12
 before 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
libxml2
Debian:13
 before 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
libxml2
Debian:14
 before 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
libxml2
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze7, plus listed versions
2.7.8.dfsg-22.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze12.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze22.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze32.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze42.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze52.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze6
2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze7
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
0:2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2-static
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
0:2.7.6-12.el6_4.1
libxml2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 32 CVEs
 before 2.9.4-1.22
2.9.4-1.22

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-0338 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Xmlsoft Libxml2, published March 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.86%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1.

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