Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-16932 is a denial-of-service flaw in libxml2. A system that parses malicious XML using an affected libxml2 version can be forced into infinite recursion, consuming resources and making the affected service unavailable. Exposure is most likely in servers, appliances, containers, or applications that use libxml2 before 2.9.5, directly or through distribution packages, and parse XML from untrusted sources. Treat as a high-priority availability risk for internet-facing XML-processing services. It is older, but stale base images and bundled libraries can keep exposure alive. Mitigation focus: Upgrade libxml2 to 2.9.5 or a vendor-patched package.; Apply Debian, Ubuntu, or other distribution security updates where libxml2 is system-provided.; Inventory applications that bundle libxml2 and check their vendor guidance..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.htmlCVE reference
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1194-1] libxml2 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- USN-3739-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961CVE reference
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579CVE reference
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8CVE reference · mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8CVE reference · mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220408 [SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961CVE reference
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
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