CVE-2017-9049
Published: 18 May 2017
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictComputeFastKey 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 libxml2 Bug 759398.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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libxml2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1)
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3)
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10)
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Patches: Upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e26630548e7d138d2c560844c43820b6767251e3 |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | probably same issue as CVE-2017-9050 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9049
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3424-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3424-2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian