VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8872

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references