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CVE-2008-6563 (GCVE-0-2008-6563)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-31 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:34
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Trillian 3.1.9.0, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DTD file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28747 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://osvdb.org/51130 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490772/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2008-04-11 00:00
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