ubuntu · CVE-2007-6284

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Tracker summary

CVE-2007-6284 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1.

Description:

The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via XML containing invalid UTF-8 sequences.