Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.69% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBXML2-1700677
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed19 May 2021

Introduced: 19 May 2021

CVE-2021-3517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libxml2 to version 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1662.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a flaw in the xml entity encoding functionality of libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to supply a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with the affected functionality of libxml2 could trigger an out-of-bounds read. The most likely impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to confidentiality and integrity if an attacker is able to use memory information to further exploit the application.

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