CVE-2017-16932

Description

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.85% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory xmlsoft.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html mailing list
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html release notes vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579 permissions required
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16932?
CVE-2017-16932 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16932?
To fix CVE-2017-16932, 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-2017-16932 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-16932 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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