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Vulnerability details: VCID-1d83-bsv8-ckhz
Vulnerability ID VCID-1d83-bsv8-ckhz
Aliases CVE-2008-3281
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities in libxml2 might lead to execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.9
Risk 3.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-776 Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
System Score Found at
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
epss 0.00802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3281
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3281
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-3281.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3281
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3281
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
http://secunia.com/advisories/31566
http://secunia.com/advisories/31590
http://secunia.com/advisories/31728
http://secunia.com/advisories/31748
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
http://secunia.com/advisories/32488
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
458086 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-3281 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3281
GLSA-200812-06 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-06
RHSA-2008:0836 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0836
USN-640-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/640-1/
USN-644-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3281
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3281
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.74036
EPSS Score 0.00802
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:03:39.630080+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-06 38.0.0