Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:7161XML External Entity (XXE)
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
libxml2.so is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection. The attack is possible because external entities expansions are not properly handled when the xmlSAX2ResolveEntity or xmlSetExternalEntityLoader functions are not used.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2.so | le | 2.9.13 | |
| libxml2.so | le | 2.9.13 |
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/21/24
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/22/3
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/182
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/184
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/188
secunia.com/advisories/52662
secunia.com/advisories/54172
secunia.com/advisories/55568
www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2652
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/12/6
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1904-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1904-2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915149
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=4629ee02ac649c27f9c0cf98ba017c6b5526070f
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/4629ee02ac649c27f9c0cf98ba017c6b5526070f
Related
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