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The updatePosition function in lib/xmltok_impl.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1 as used in Python PyXML w3c-libwww and other software allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with crafted UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625.
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11019
The updatePosition function in lib/xmltok_impl.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1 as used in Python PyXML w3c-libwww and other software allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with crafted UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625.
Family:
unix
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
- Oracle Linux 4
- CentOS Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
- Oracle Linux 5
- CentOS Linux 3
- CentOS Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
- CVE-2009-3720
Product(s):