CVE-2021-3537

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-3537
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-05-14 20:15:16 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 10:17:45 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability found in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11 shows that it did not propagate errors while parsing XML mixed content, causing a NULL dereference. If an untrusted XML document was parsed in recovery mode and post-validated, the flaw could be used to crash the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-476 | CWE-476 CWE-476

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager - All All All
Application Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Application Netapp Clustered Data Ontap Antivirus Connector - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H410c Firmware - All All All
Application Netapp Manageability Software Development Kit - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All
Application Netapp Snapdrive - All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment 1.10.0 All All All
Application Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform 13.4.0.0 All All All
Application Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform 13.5.0.0 All All All
Application Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12.4.0.0 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql Workbench All All All All
Application Oracle Openjdk 8 update301 All All
Application Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.58 All All All
Application Oracle Real User Experience Insight 13.4.1.0 All All All
Application Oracle Real User Experience Insight 13.5.1.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Core Services - All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Libxml2 affected libxml2 2.9.11 Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: libxml2-2.9.12-4.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2653-1] libxml2 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-05) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
1956522 – (CVE-2021-3537) CVE-2021-3537 libxml2: NULL pointer dereference when post-validating mix content parsed in recovery mode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2022 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Not Applicable
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: libxml2-2.9.10-12.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
May 2021 Libxml2 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: libxml2-2.9.12-4.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: libxml2-2.9.10-12.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159285 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (ELSA-2021-2569)
  • 178586 Debian Security Update for libxml2 (DLA 2653-1)
  • 180242 Debian Security Update for libxml2 (CVE-2021-3537)
  • 198409 Ubuntu Security Notification for libxml2 vulnerabilities (USN-4991-1)
  • 239468 Red Hat Update for libxml2 (RHSA-2021:2569)
  • 240235 Red Hat Update for JBoss Core Services (RHSA-2022:1389)
  • 281180 Fedora Security Update for libxml2 (FEDORA-2021-e3ed1ba38b)
  • 281707 Fedora Security Update for libxml2 (FEDORA-2021-b950000d2b)
  • 296065 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 39.107.1 Missing (CPUOCT2021)
  • 352459 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libxml2: ALAS2-2021-1677
  • 354638 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libxml2 : AL2012-2022-370
  • 354929 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libxml2 : ALAS-2023-1743
  • 376204 Mysql Workbench Critical Patch Update Oct 2021
  • 376952 NetApp Clustered Data Open Network Technology for Appliance Products (ONTAP) Disclosure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability (NTAP-20210625-0002,NTAP-20210716-0005)
  • 377408 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for libxml2 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0047)
  • 377648 Oracle Hypertext Transfer Protocol Server (HTTP Server) Multiple Vulnerabilities(CPUOCT2022)
  • 378004 Splunk Enterprise Multiple Vulnerabilities (SVD-2023-0215,SVD-2023-0211,SVD-2023-0208)
  • 500342 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 501423 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 501748 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 501968 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 502486 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 504106 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 670491 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2249)
  • 670517 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2275)
  • 670548 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2306)
  • 670581 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2339)
  • 670648 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2406)
  • 670851 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2406)
  • 670996 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2595)
  • 710071 Gentoo Linux libxml2 Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-05)
  • 750025 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1654-1)
  • 750027 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1658-1)
  • 750201 OpenSUSE Security Update for libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2021:0764-1)
  • 900044 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for libxml2 2.9.10
  • 903455 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libxml2 (4195)
  • 940375 AlmaLinux Security Update for libxml2 (ALSA-2021:2569)
  • 960016 Rocky Linux Security Update for libxml2 (RLSA-2021:2569)

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