CVE-2017-9050

Public Exploit

Description

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98568 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1 mailing list patch exploit third party advisory
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9050?
CVE-2017-9050 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9050?
To fix CVE-2017-9050, 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-2017-9050 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-9050 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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