Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u5
Threat Intelligence
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- published14 Jun 2017
- disclosed14 Jun 2017
Introduced: 14 Jun 2017
CVE-2017-0663 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 libxml2 to version 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u5 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A remote code execution vulnerability in libxml2 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses this library. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37104170.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0663
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-0663
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E