Denial of service in libxml2



| Updated: 2020-08-14
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
 Libxml2
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products


Server applications / Web servers

Vendor Gnome Development Team
NaviServer

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU45692

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

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 updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Libxml2: 2.0.0 - 2.7.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8973d58b7498fa5100a876815476b81fd1a2412a
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/54886
https://secunia.com/advisories/55568
https://securitytracker.com/id?1026723
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/22/1
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52107
https://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
https://xmlsoft.org/news.html
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_of


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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