CVE-2023-39615
libxml2: crafted xml can cause global buffer overflow
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Xmlsoft Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted XML file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the product does not support the legacy SAX1 interface with custom callbacks; there is a crash even without crafted input.
A flaw was found in Libxml2, where it contains a global buffer overflow via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) by supplying a crafted XML file.
*Credits:
N/A
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SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-08-07 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-29 CVE Published
- 2024-09-04 EPSS Updated
- 2024-10-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-02 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/535 | 2024-10-02 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39615 | 2024-03-25 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235864 | 2024-03-25 |