{"cve":"CVE-2008-4409","nvd":{"published":"2008-10-03T17:41:40.570","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:45.703","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4","http://secunia.com/advisories/32130"],"products":["xmlsoft:libxml2"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4409","score":0.08534,"percentile":0.95054,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}