CVE-2017-8872

critical

Description

The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775200

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-05-10

Updated: 2020-09-10

Type: CWE-125

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Impact Score: 4.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

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

Impact Score: 5.2

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: CRITICAL