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CVE-2017-5969

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.

Published

2017-04-11T16:59:00.343

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-476
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.9.4 Yes
References