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CVE-2013-2877

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.0, as used in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a document that ends abruptly, related to the lack of certain checks for the XML_PARSER_EOF state.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2877 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from google, from xmlsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-07-10T10:55:02.260

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	chrome	≤ 28.0.1500.70	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.0	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.2	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.3	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.4	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.5	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.6	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.8	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.9	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.10	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.11	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.12	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.13	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.14	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.15	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.16	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.17	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.18	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.19	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.20	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.21	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.22	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.23	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.24	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.25	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.26	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.27	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.28	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.29	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.31	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.32	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.33	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.34	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.35	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.36	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.37	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.38	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.39	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.40	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.41	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.42	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.43	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.44	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.45	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.46	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.47	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.48	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.49	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.50	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.51	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.52	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.53	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.54	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.56	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.58	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.59	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.60	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.61	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.62	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.63	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.64	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.66	Yes
Application	google	chrome	28.0.1500.68	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	≤ 2.9.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.7.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.7.1	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.7.2	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.7.3	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.7.4	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.1	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.2	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.3	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.4	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.5	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.6	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.7	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.9	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.10	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.13	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.14	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	1.8.16	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.0.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.1.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.1.1	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.1	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.2	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.3	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.4	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.5	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.6	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.7	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.8	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.9	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.10	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.2.11	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.1	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.2	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.3	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.4	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.5	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.6	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.7	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.8	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.9	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.10	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.11	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.12	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.13	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.3.14	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.1	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.2	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.3	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.4	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.5	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.6	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.7	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.8	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.9	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.10	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.11	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.12	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.13	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.14	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.15	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.16	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.17	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.18	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.19	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.20	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.21	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.22	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.23	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.24	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.25	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.26	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.27	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.28	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.29	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.4.30	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.5.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.5.4	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.5.7	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.5.8	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.5.10	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.5.11	Yes
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	2.6.21	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.22	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.23	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.24	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.25	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.26	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.27	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.28	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.29	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.30	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	2.6.31	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	libxml2	2.8.0	Yes

References

ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/libxml2-2.9.0.tar.gz ([email protected])
http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/chromium.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e5d7f7e5dc21d3ae7be3cbb949ac4d8701e06de1 ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/stable-channel-update.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00063.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00077.html ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/54172 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/55568 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2724 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2779 ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61050 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1904-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1904-2 ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=229019 ([email protected])
ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/libxml2-2.9.0.tar.gz (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/chromium.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e5d7f7e5dc21d3ae7be3cbb949ac4d8701e06de1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/stable-channel-update.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00063.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00077.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/54172 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/55568 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2724 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2779 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61050 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1904-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1904-2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=229019 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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