#VU11229 XXE attack in Libxml2 - CVE-2017-7375
Published: March 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11229
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7375
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Libxml2
Libxml2
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team
Gnome Development Team
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform XXE attack on the target system.
The weakness exists in the xmlParsePEReference function due to insufficient validation for external entities. A remote attacker can perform XXE attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists in the xmlParsePEReference function due to insufficient validation for external entities. A remote attacker can perform XXE attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Update to version 2.9.5 or later.