Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-5130 is a high-severity memory corruption flaw in libxml2, a common XML parsing library. A remote attacker could trigger it with a crafted XML file, but the CVSS vector indicates user interaction is required. The clearest affected product named here is Google Chrome before 62.0.3202.62. Exposure is most likely in outdated Chrome installations and systems using libxml2 before 2.9.5, including OS packages or embedded copies referenced by vendor advisories. The bundle does not enumerate every affected downstream product. Treat this as a patching priority for legacy systems, not an emergency based on the provided evidence. Focus on old browsers, servers, appliances, and applications that parse untrusted XML. Mitigation focus: Update Google Chrome to 62.0.3202.62 or later.; Update libxml2 to 2.9.5 or vendor-supported fixed packages.; Apply relevant Debian, Red Hat, Gentoo, NetApp, or Oracle guidance where applicable..
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171123 [SECURITY] [DLA 1188-1] libxml2 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=897dffbae322b46b83f99a607d527058a72c51edCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- RHSA-2017:2997CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://crbug.com/722079CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-201710-24CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220408 [SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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