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HistoryDec 05, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

libxml2 vulnerability

2017-12-0500:00:00
ubuntu.com
30

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.3%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

  • libxml2 - GNOME XML library

Details

USN-3504-1 fixed a vulnerability in libxml2. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Wei Lei discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain parameter
entities. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XML
data to cause libxml2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu12.04noarchlibxml2<ย 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.19UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchlibxml2-utils<ย 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.19UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchpython-libxml2<ย 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.19UNKNOWN

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.3%