#VU45692 Resource management error in Libxml2 and NaviServer - CVE-2012-0841

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#VU45692 Resource management error in Libxml2 and NaviServer - CVE-2012-0841

Published: August 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45692
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0841
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Libxml2
NaviServer
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team
NaviServer

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources with the application. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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