Double Free Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.7.8.dfsg-5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.02% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBXML2-1551300
  • published19 Sept 2011
  • disclosed19 Sept 2011

Introduced: 19 Sep 2011

CVE-2011-2834  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 libxml2 to version 2.7.8.dfsg-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

Double free vulnerability in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.

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