SB2017040703 - Information disclosure in libxml2



SB2017040703 - Information disclosure in libxml2

Published: April 7, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017040703
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7375)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform XXE attack on the target system.

The weakness exists in the xmlParsePEReference function due to insufficient validation for external entities. A remote attacker can perform XXE attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.