CVE-2017-16932

7.5 HIGH
Published: November 23, 2017 Modified: December 04, 2025
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Description

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.1%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-835 CWE-835

Affected Vendors

xmlsoft

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