CVE-2017-7376
Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 23.16% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2 · google/android · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 23.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/51e0cb2e5ec18eaf6fb331bc573ff27b743898f4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462216Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=5dca9eea1bd4263bfa4d037ab2443de1cd730f7ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/51e0cb2e5ec18eaf6fb331bc573ff27b743898f4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462216Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=5dca9eea1bd4263bfa4d037ab2443de1cd730f7ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.