vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-16931: libxml2 -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 23, 2017 | Feb 25, 2019 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 23, 2017
Added
Feb 25, 2019
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 mishandles parameter-entity references because the NEXTL macro calls the xmlParserHandlePEReference function in the case of a '%' character in a DTD name.
Solution
debian-upgrade-libxml2
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