SB2017112313 - Buffer overflow in Libxml2
Published: November 23, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112313
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16931)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 mishandles parameter-entity references because the NEXTL macro calls the xmlParserHandlePEReference function in the case of a '%' character in a DTD name.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.