CVE-2017-16932

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579	Permissions Required
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html
https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-11-23 21:29

Updated : 2021-06-29 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-16932

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16932

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xmlsoft

libxml2

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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