Medium 6.5Published Aug 11, 2009

CVE-2009-2416Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) vi…

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Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

xmlsoft libxml xmlsoft:libxml	1.8.17	NVD
xmlsoft libxml2 xmlsoft:libxml2	2.5.10; 2.6.16; 2.6.26; 2.6.27; 2.6.32	NVD
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora	10; 11	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	4.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux	3.0; 4.0; 5.0	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	6.06; 8.04; 8.10; 9.04	NVD
google chrome google:chrome	before 2.0.172.43	NVD
apple safari apple:safari	before 4.0.4	NVD
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	from 2.0 before 4.0	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	before 10.4.11; from 10.5.0 before 10.5.8; from 10.6.0 before 10.6.2	NVD
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References

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html	release-notes
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html	mailing-list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html	mailing-list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html	mailing-list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html	mailing-list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35036	broken-link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36207	broken-link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36338	broken-link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36417	broken-link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36631	broken-link
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