CVE-2017-5969

** DISPUTED ** libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser."
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html -
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 -

08 Apr 2022, 23:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html -

Information

Published : 2017-04-11 16:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:28


NVD link : CVE-2017-5969

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5969

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5969


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Products Affected

xmlsoft

  • libxml2
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference