SB2012112801 - Buffer overflow in Libxml2

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SB2012112801 - Buffer overflow in Libxml2

Published: November 28, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012112801
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5134)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References