Use After Free Affecting libxml2-python package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.14% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBXML2PYTHON-3262760
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 6 Dec 2017

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libxml2-python.

NVD Description

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

Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.