CVE-2017-9050

Summary

CVECVE-2017-9050
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-18 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:50:00 UTC
Descriptionlibxml2 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.

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
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
libxml2 CVE-2017-9050 Incomplete Fix Local Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Invalid writes and reads in libxml2 MISC www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3952-1 libxml2 DEBIAN www.debian.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 710359 Gentoo Linux libxml2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-01)
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