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CVE-2017-9049
published 2017-05-18

CVE-2017-9049: libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictComputeFastKey function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes…

PriorityP338high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
4.63%
90.7th percentile
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictComputeFastKey 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 libxml2 Bug 759398.

Affected

15 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
appleicloud_for_windows
appleios
appleitunes_12.7_for_windows
applemacos_high_sierra
applemacos_high_sierra_10.13.1_security_update_2017-001_sierra_and_security_update_20
appletvos
applewatchos_4
debianlibxml2< libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1 (bookworm)libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1 (bookworm)
xmlsoftlibxml2
xmlsoftlibxml2>= 0 < 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.12.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
xmlsoftlibxml2>= 0 < 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.12.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
xmlsoftlibxml2>= 0 < 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.12.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
xmlsoftlibxml2>= 0 < 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.12.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
xmlsoftlibxml2>= 0 < 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.102.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10
xmlsoftlibxml2>= 0 < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.32.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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