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CVE-2017-9050

Published: May 18, 2017

Modified: Dec 17, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

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vendor-advisory

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vendor-advisory

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1

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[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8

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[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8

mailing-list

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