Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Affecting libxml2-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.11% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2DEVEL-1980443
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Jul 2017

Introduced: 25 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-16932  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-776  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libxml2-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-devel package and not the libxml2-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.