--- title: "CVE-2008-4409\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4409?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-4409 Publication date 3 October 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description libxml2 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 does not properly handle "predefined entities definitions" in entities, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash), as demonstrated by use of xmllint on a certain XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1564 and CVE-2008-3281. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | libxml2 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 7.10 gutsy | Not affected | | 7.04 feisty | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4409) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4409) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-4409) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4409) ### Other references *