Description
Off-by-one error in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 19.0.1084.46 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-9.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-9.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-9.1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze4 | DSA-2479-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | libxml2 +3 | 2.7.6-8.el6_3.3 | RHSA-2012:1288 |
| RHEL 6 | mingw32-libxml2 +1 | 2.7.6-6.el6_3 | RHSA-2013:0217 |
| RHEL 5 | libxml2 +2 | 2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.5 | RHSA-2012:1288 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | chromium | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2013:0217 Red Hat Security Advisory: mingw32-libxml2 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2012:1288 Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2479-1 libxml2 - off-by-one Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-8 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:1627 vendor-advisory
- google-chrome-libxml-code-exec(75607) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2013:0217 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0656 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
- 1027067 vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=125462
- 50658 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0731 vendor-advisory
- 54886 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- MDVSA-2012:098 vendor-advisory
- 49243 third-party-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/05/stable-channel-update.html
- 55568 third-party-advisory
- 53540 vdb-entry
- DSA-2479 vendor-advisory
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
- MDVSA-2013:056 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 vendor-advisory