NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libxml2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBXML2-1985665
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 Nov 2016

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libxml2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.