Multiple vulnerabilities in Gnome libxml2
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-20388 CVE-2020-7595 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 CWE-835 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Libxml2 Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Gnome Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU24487
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20388
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c. A remote attacker can trigger a xmlSchemaValidateStream memory leak and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLibxml2: 2.9.10
External linkshttp://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/merge_requests/68
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU24488
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7595
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions in a certain end-of-file situation.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLibxml2: 2.9.10
External linkshttp://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/0e1a49c89076
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
