VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5969
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.
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 2.63%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.63% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.