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libxml2 — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libxml2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-6284
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6284
libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
Complete source record
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