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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0989

Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 21.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function, and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values, including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
21.69% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
xmlsoft/libxml · xmlsoft/libxml2 · xmlstarlet/command line xml toolkit · redhat/fedora core · trustix/secure linux · ubuntu/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.