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CVE-2017-7376

CVE-2017-7376CRITICAL

n/a n/a — Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handli…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .2298   97.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Mar 31  Reserved by mitre
  Feb 19  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2017-7376. Received CVSS 9.8 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-119 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.0 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
March 31, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
February 19, 2018	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2017-7376. Received CVSS 9.8 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-119

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/51e0cb2e5ec18eaf6fb331bc573ff27b743898f4 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462216 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=5dca9eea1bd4263bfa4d037ab2443de1cd730f7e [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-7376 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-119

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