vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-16932): libxml2 vulnerability
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 23, 2017 | Dec 5, 2017 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 23, 2017
Added
Dec 5, 2017
Modified
Apr 25, 2025
Description
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.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2-utilsubuntu-upgrade-python-libxml2ubuntu-upgrade-python3-libxml2

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