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HistoryDec 13, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

libxml2 vulnerability

2017-12-1300:00:00
ubuntu.com
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8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.021 Low

EPSS

Percentile

89.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

  • libxml2 - GNOME XML library

Details

USN-3513-1 fixed a vulnerability in libxml2. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain files. 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< 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.20UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchlibxml2-utils< 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.20UNKNOWN
Ubuntu12.04noarchpython-libxml2< 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.20UNKNOWN

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.021 Low

EPSS

Percentile

89.1%