XML injection in libnmap - CVE-2019-1010017
Published: July 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19246
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010017
CWE-ID: CWE-91
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Python.org
Affected software:
libnmap
libnmap
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not properly handle user-supplied XML files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted XML file that submits malicious input to the targeted system, perform an XML injection attack and crash the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1010017
Install updates from vendor's website.