CVE-2017-16932
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Nov 23, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 23, 2017
Description
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1194-1] libxml2 security updatemailing-list
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- USN-3739-1vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220408 [SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security updatemailing-list
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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