CVE-2017-5969

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Published at: - 11-04-2017 06:59

Last modified: - 09-04-2022 01:15

Total changes: - 2

Description

** DISPUTED ** 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."

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

High

Attack complexity

Local

Attack vector

High

Availability

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Privileges required

Unchanged

Scope

Required

User interaction

4.7

Base score

1.0

3.6

Exploitability score

Impact score

Verification logic

vendor=xmlsoft AND product=libxml2 AND version=2.9.4

Reference

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519
[oss-security] 20170213 CVE-2017-5969: Null pointer derefence parsing xml file using libxml 2.9.4 (in recover mode)-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20161105 CVE request: Null pointer derefence parsing xml file using libxml 2.9.4 (in recover mode)-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
96188-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GLSA-201711-01-
[debian-lts-announce] 20220408 [SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security update-

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