vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7376): libxml2 vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 1, 2017
Added
Sep 19, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2
Title
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