CVE-2017-5969 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
** DISPUTED ** 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."
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
04/11/2017
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
** DISPUTED ** 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."
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
04/11/2017
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.7 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.0
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
2.6 LOW
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
High
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
3 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/10/2017 9:29:01 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
4/18/2017 11:58:17 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
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OR
*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
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(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
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CWE-476 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 No Types Assigned |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 No Types Assigned |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 No Types Assigned |
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
4/12/2017 9:59:00 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 [No Types Assigned] |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5969
NVD Published Date:
04/11/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/10/2017
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