DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9050

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9050

    Published: 18 May 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-9050

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9050

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High