VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9050

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.63%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-18
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references