CVE-2017-8872

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8872
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-10 05:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-09-10 01:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 2.9.4 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 2.9.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2369-1] libxml2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Bug 775200 – global-buffer-overflow in htmlParseTryOrFinish (HTMLparser.c:5403) MISC bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 198409 Ubuntu Security Notification for libxml2 vulnerabilities (USN-4991-1)
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