CVE-2017-9050
libxml2: Heap-based buffer over-read in function xmlDictAddString
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
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*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
libxml2 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.
libxml2 20904-GIT versión 2.9.4-16-g0741801, es vulnerable a una lectura excesiva de búfer en la región heap de la memoria en la función xmlDictAddString en el archivo dict.c. Esta vulnerabilidad causa que los programas que utilizan libxml2, como PHP, se bloqueen. Esta vulnerabilidad se presenta debido a una corrección incompleta para CVE-2016-1839.
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Timeline
- 2017-05-18 CVE Reserved
- 2017-05-18 CVE Published
- 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1 | 2024-08-05 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9050 | 2018-08-16 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452553 | 2018-08-16 |