CVE-2017-5969

low-risk
Published 2017-04-11

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.

Do I need to act?

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2.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Xmlsoft

References (12)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal