CVE-2017-5969 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted XML when libxml2 is used in recover mode, a non-default configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5969?
CVE-2017-5969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, published on 11 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5969?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xmlsoft Libxml2.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5969?
No fix published yet.
Is CVE-2017-5969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xmlsoft Libxml2
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-5969, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5969, ECHO-eaa2-2f6c-b643, GHSA-fh2x-v9fw-7v49, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5969.