CVE-2017-5969

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5969
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-11 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionlibxml2 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 2.9.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
Bug 778519 – CVE-2017-5969: null pointer dereference when parsing a xml file using recover mode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
libxml2 CVE-2017-5969 Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-01) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE request: Null pointer derefence parsing xml file using libxml 2.9.4 (in recover mode) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2017-5969: Null pointer derefence parsing xml file using libxml 2.9.4 (in recover mode) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179176 Debian Security Update for libxml2 (DLA 2972-1)
  • 500348 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 504111 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 710359 Gentoo Linux libxml2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-01)
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