libxml2 CVE-2017-8872 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:101557

Info

libxml2 CVE-2017-8872 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 101557
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2017-8872
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 10 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 10 2017 12:00AM
Credit: deng yi
Vulnerable: XMLSoft Libxml2 2.9.4
Redhat RHEV-M for Servers 0
Redhat JBoss Web Server (JWS) 3.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5
IBM Streams 4.2.1.2
IBM Streams 4.2.1.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.0.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.2.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.1.1.4
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.1.1.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.1.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.0.1.4
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.0.1.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.0.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.2.1.6
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.2.1.5
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.2.1.4
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.2.1.3
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.2.1.2
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.2
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.1.0.8
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.1.0.7
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.1.0.6
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.1.0.5
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.1.0.4
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.1.0.3
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.1.0.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.0.0.6
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.0.0.5
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.0.0.4
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.0.0.1
IBM InfoSphere Streams 3.0
Not Vulnerable: IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.2.1.3
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.1.1.5
IBM InfoSphere Streams 4.0.1.5

Discussion

libxml2 CVE-2017-8872 Denial of Service Vulnerability

libxml2 is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information or cause denial-of-service condition. Due to the nature of this issue, code execution may be possible but this has not been confirmed.

Libxml2 2.9.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

libxml2 CVE-2017-8872 Denial of Service Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

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