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CVE-2021-3517

There is a flaw in the xml entity encoding functionality of libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to supply a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with the affected functionality of libxml2 could trigger an out-of-bounds read. The most likely impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to confidentiality and integrity if an attacker is able to use memory information to further exploit the application.

Published

2021-05-19T14:15:07.553

Last Modified

2025-12-02T22:16:07.097

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-787
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-787
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-125
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application xmlsoft libxml2 < 2.9.11 Yes
Application redhat jboss_core_services - Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 33 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 34 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 9.0 Yes
Application netapp active_iq_unified_manager - Yes
Application netapp active_iq_unified_manager - Yes
Application netapp clustered_data_ontap - Yes
Application netapp clustered_data_ontap_antivirus_connector - Yes
Application netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller ≤ 11.70.1 Yes
Application netapp e-series_santricity_storage_manager - Yes
Application netapp e-series_santricity_web_services - Yes
Application netapp hci_management_node - Yes
Application netapp manageability_software_development_kit - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_insight - Yes
Application netapp oncommand_workflow_automation - Yes
Application netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility - Yes
Application netapp santricity_unified_manager - Yes
Application netapp snapdrive - Yes
Application netapp snapmanager - Yes
Application netapp snapmanager - Yes
Application netapp solidfire - Yes
Operating System netapp hci_h410c_firmware - Yes
Hardware netapp hci_h410c - No
Application oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment 1.10.0 Yes
Application oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.4.0.0 Yes
Application oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform 13.5.0.0 Yes
Application oracle mysql_workbench ≤ 8.0.26 Yes
Application oracle openjdk 8 Yes
Application oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools 8.58 Yes
Application oracle real_user_experience_insight 13.4.1.0 Yes
Application oracle real_user_experience_insight 13.5.1.0 Yes
Application oracle zfs_storage_appliance_kit 8.8 Yes
References