CVE-2017-5130

Description

An integer overflow in xmlmemory.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted XML file.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.91% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com
Affected: n/a Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00034.html third party advisory mailing list
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=783026 issue tracking
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html vendor advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=897dffbae322b46b83f99a607d527058a72c51ed third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/722079 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-24 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5130?
CVE-2017-5130 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5130?
To fix CVE-2017-5130, 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-2017-5130 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-5130 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-5130?
CVE-2017-5130 affects n/a Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62.
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