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CVE-2017-9050

CVE-2017-9050HIGH

n/a n/a — libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  H    7.5   .0463   91.6     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  May 18  Reserved by mitre
  May 18  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-9050. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-125, CWE-122 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
May 18, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-9050. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-125 · CWE-122

References (7)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1 [Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98568 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-9050 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-125 · CWE-122

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