CVE-2017-5969 Information

Description

LICENSE README.md cvefilelist cvelist nvdcve nvdpages.sh scripts test-CVE-2017-1882.markdown test-CVE-2017-18822.markdown tmpvendorlinks DISPUTED LICENSE README.md cvefilelist cvelist nvdcve nvdpages.sh scripts test-CVE-2017-1882.markdown test-CVE-2017-18822.markdown tmpvendorlinks 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.\

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

4.7