Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01 | third party advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=5dca9eea1bd4263bfa4d037ab2443de1cd730f7e | third party advisory patch |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/51e0cb2e5ec18eaf6fb331bc573ff27b743898f4 | third party advisory patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462216 | issue tracking third party advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 | vdb entry third party advisory |