CVE catalog
CVE-2013-0338
libxml2: CVE-2013-0338
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.86% · Oct 25, 2026
libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxml2 | sid | 2.15.4+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml2 | forky | 2.15.4+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml2 | trixie | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml2 | trixie-security | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml2 | bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6 | fixed |
| Debian | libxml2 | bookworm-security | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libxml2 | source | sid | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [702260] |
| Debian | libxml2 | source | forky | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [702260] |
| Debian | libxml2 | source | trixie | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [702260] |
| Debian | libxml2 | source | bookworm | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [702260] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libxml2]Unknown
Details (4)
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
- [libxml2-dev]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
- [libxml2-doc]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
- [libxml2-utils]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
- [python3-libxml2]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · bookworm; dsa · libxml2 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libxml2]Unknown
Details (4)
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
- [libxml2-dev]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
- [libxml2-doc]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
- [libxml2-utils]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
- [python3-libxml2]Unknown
Source package: [libxml2]
Details (4)
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1dsa · libxml2 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0581]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10192-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0338]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2652-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0338]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-1614.json]
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