CVE-2017-5969
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.63 % · percentile 85 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-15038
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-5969
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0499 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus Network Monitor · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-293 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus Agent · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-288 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |