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CVE-2017-5969
Published: Apr 11, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
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References
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519
x_refsource_MISC
[oss-security] 20170213 CVE-2017-5969: Null pointer derefence parsing xml file using libxml 2.9.4 (in recover mode)
mailing-list
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[oss-security] 20161105 CVE request: Null pointer derefence parsing xml file using libxml 2.9.4 (in recover mode)
mailing-list
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GLSA-201711-01
vendor-advisory
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96188
vdb-entry
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[debian-lts-announce] 20220408 [SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security update
mailing-list
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