Vulnerability identifier: #VU53289

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3541

CWE-ID:

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability:

Vulnerable software:
Libxml2
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Gnome Development Team

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Libxml2: 2.9 - 2.9.10

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Fixed software versions

CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libxml2:2.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/8598060bacada41a0eb09d95c97744ff4e428f8e

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?