CVE-2017-8872

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

La función htmlParseTryOrFinish en HTMLparser.c en libxml2 2.9.4 permite a los atacantes causar una denegación de servicio (sobrelectura de búfer) o divulgación de información.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-05-09 CVE Reserved
2017-05-10 CVE Published
2023-05-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775200	Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Xmlsoft Search vendor "Xmlsoft"		Libxml2 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2"				2.9.4 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" and version "2.9.4"		-		Affected