Resource management error in libxml2 (Alpine package)



Published: 2012-02-28
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-0841
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		libxml2 (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU45692

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0841

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources with the application. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libxml2 (Alpine package): 2.7.3-r0 - 2.7.7-r4

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ac9693018e22f998b73d80d3765149a5a7c2d948
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=57d855a2325e23bfd68c732f6fc5fea66eb112a1
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=34d20321c151d7278bb170730c05340ebc3c0b6b
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7940e6b6d492ca93bf9d438892e81c9b50b9c73e


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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