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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.