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CVE-2011-1944


Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x through 2.7.8, and libxml 1.8.16 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow when adding a new namespace node, related to handling of XPath expressions.


Published

2011-09-02T16:55:03.553

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.0 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.1 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.2 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.3 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.4 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.5 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.6 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.7 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.8 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.9 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.11 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.12 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.13 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.14 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.16 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.17 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.18 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.20 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.22 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.26 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.27 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.30 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.6.32 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.0 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.1 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.2 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.3 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.4 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.5 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.6 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.7 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.7.8 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml ≤ 1.8.16 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.5.0 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.6.0 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.6.1 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.6.2 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.7.0 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.7.1 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.7.2 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.7.3 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.7.4 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.0 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.1 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.2 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.3 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.4 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.5 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.6 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.7 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.8 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.9 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.10 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.11 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.12 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.13 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.14 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml 1.8.15 Yes

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