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CVE-2017-5969

libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.7
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.02.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • bugzilla.gnome.org /show_bug.cgi?id=778519 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201711-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96188 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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