CVE-2010-4008
CVE-2010-4008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (86th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Apple Itunes
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4008?
- libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.
- How severe is CVE-2010-4008?
- CVE-2010-4008 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2010-4008 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (86th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2010-4008?
- CVE-2010-4008 primarily affects Apple Itunes. In total, 24 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2010-4008?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2010-4008 published?
- CVE-2010-4008 was published on 2010-11-17 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40775
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42109
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42175
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42429
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100
Affected products (24)
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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