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Vulnerability · 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 proces…

Published Nov 17, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-4008. EPSS is 2.70%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.70%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/itunes · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/safari · cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/iphone os< 4.2
  • cpe apple/itunes< 10.2
  • cpe apple/mac os x< 10.6.7
  • cpe apple/safari< 5.0.4
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux10.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux6.06
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux8.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux9.10
  • cpe debian/debian linux5.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux6.0
  • cpe google/chrome< 7.0.517.44
  • cpe xmlsoft/libxml2< 2.7.8

How to fix CVE-2010-4008

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-4008. EPSS is 2.70%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os < 4.2; apple/mac os x < 10.6.7; canonical/ubuntu linux 10.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 6.06. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 2.70%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 17, 2010 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-4008

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-4008

    30-day exploitation probability 2.70%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

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