CVE-2017-8872

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read12 documents8 sources
Severity
9.1CRITICAL
EPSS
0.2%
top 60.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Xmlsoft Libxml2
Timeline
PublishedMay 10
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianlibxml2< 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1+3
▶Ubuntulibxml2< 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4+3
▶NVDxmlsoft/libxml22.9.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-8hvw-m45w-cr5x: The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser↗2022-05-13
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OSV
libxml2 vulnerabilities↗2021-06-17
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CVEList
CVE-2017-8872: The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser↗2017-05-10
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OSV
CVE-2017-8872: The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser↗2017-05-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
libxml2 vulnerabilities↗2021-06-17
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Debian
CVE-2017-8872: libxml2 - The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attack...↗2017
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Red Hat
libxml2: Out-of-bounds read in htmlParseTryOrFinish↗2016-11-28
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8872 libxml2: Out-of-bounds read in htmlParseTryOrFinish↗2017-05-10
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8872 mingw-libxml2: libxml2: Out-of-bounds read in htmlParseTryOrFinish [epel-7]↗2017-05-10
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8872 mingw-libxml2: libxml2: Out-of-bounds read in htmlParseTryOrFinish [fedora-all]↗2017-05-10
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8872 libxml2: Out-of-bounds read in htmlParseTryOrFinish [fedora-all]↗2017-05-10
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CVE-2017-8872 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.1) | The htmlParseTryOrFinish function i | cvebase.io