CVE-2011-3919

libxml2: Heap-based buffer overflow when decoding an entity reference with a long name

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.75, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Un desbordamiento de pila basado en memoria dinámica (monticulo) en libxml2, tal y como se utiliza en Google Chrome antes de v16.0.912.75, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente tener un impacto no especificado a través de vectores desconocidos.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-10-01 CVE Reserved
2012-01-07 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-27 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (17)

URL	Tag	Source
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=107128	X_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/01/stable-channel-update.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/47449	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55568	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281	X_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51300	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026487	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14504	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2394	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:005	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3919	2013-01-31
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771896	2013-01-31

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome"				< 16.0.912.75 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " < 16.0.912.75"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 6.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 6.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.7.4"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10"		sp4, ltss		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				6.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "6.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				5.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected