CVE-2013-1969

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.95% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=de0cc20c29cb3f056062925395e0f68d2250a46f exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00109.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00081.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690202
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1817-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/17/4 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/53061 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/19/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1969?
CVE-2013-1969 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1969?
To fix CVE-2013-1969, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1969 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1969 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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