Denial of Service Vulnerability in libxml2 Affects Users of Applications Relying on XML Parsing
CVE-2017-8872

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Xmlsoft

Status
Libxml2
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 May 2017

What is CVE-2017-8872?

The vulnerability in libxml2's htmlParseTryOrFinish function presents a significant risk, allowing attackers to exploit buffer over-read issues. This could lead to denial of service conditions or unauthorized information disclosure, affecting any applications that depend on this XML parsing library. Users are encouraged to update to the latest versions to mitigate potential threats.

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775200
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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