7.5high

CVE-2017-9050

Out-of-bounds read in nokogiri

Also known as GHSA-8c56-cpmw-89x7

Published 9 y ago · modified 24 d ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.6%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
10 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
rubygemsnokogiri
<1.8.1
1.8.1

Affected products

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP

Classification

Weakness

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/98568 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3952 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201711-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • cert-portal.siemens.com /productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9050 · advisory

Sources

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