Denial Of Service (DoS)

libxml2.so is vulnerable to denial of service DoS attacks. A malicious user can pass a XML file to the htmlParseName function in HTMLparser.c to cause a buffer overread that can crash the application...

CVE-2017-8872

CVE-2017-8872 affects libxml2 and is a buffer-over-read/overflow in htmlParseTryOrFinish() in HTMLparser.c. It can allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service or information disclosure. Affected context appears in multiple IBM security bulletins for libxml2-enabled devices (e.g., IBM Blad...

CVE-2016-2073

The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read via a crafted XML document...

CVE-2016-2073

The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read via a crafted XML document...