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  "id": "CVE-2008-4409",
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  "published": "2008-10-03T17:41:40.570",
  "lastModified": "2017-08-08T01:32:37.420",
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  "evaluatorSolution": "Patch Information - http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783/solution",
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      "value": "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."
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      "value": "libxml2 v2.7.0 y v2.7.1 no maneja apropiadamente \"definiciones de entidades predefinidas\" en entidades, lo cual permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de memoria y ca\u00edda de aplicaci\u00f3n), como lo demostrado por la utilizaci\u00f3n de xmllint en un determinado documento XML, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2003-1564 y CVE-2008-3281."
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      "comment": "Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.",
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