#VU31350 Buffer overflow in Libxml2 - CVE-2017-7376 

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#VU31350 Buffer overflow in Libxml2 - CVE-2017-7376

Published: February 19, 2018 / Updated: July 20, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31350
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7376
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Libxml2
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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