SB2018021911 - Buffer overflow in Libxml2
Published: February 19, 2018 Updated: July 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021911
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7376)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/51e0cb2e5ec18eaf6fb331bc573ff27b743898f4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462216
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=5dca9eea1bd4263bfa4d037ab2443de1cd730f7e
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952