#VU9687 Memory corruption in Libxml2 - CVE-2017-9047

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#VU9687 Memory corruption in Libxml2 - CVE-2017-9047

Published: December 19, 2017 / Updated: April 28, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9687
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9047
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Libxml2
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the xmlSnprintfElementContent function of XMLSoft libxml2 due to improper memory handling by the valid.c source code. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted XML file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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