Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.7.8.dfsg-7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.98% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBXML2-1551554
  • published7 Jan 2012
  • disclosed7 Jan 2012

Introduced: 7 Jan 2012

CVE-2011-3919  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 libxml2 to version 2.7.8.dfsg-7 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.

Heap-based buffer overflow in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.75, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

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