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Echo: libxml2-2.9.1: security update to 2.9.1+e1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 476501

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A remote code execution vulnerability in libxml2 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file
 to execute arbitrary code within the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due
 to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses this library. Product: Android.
 Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37104170. (CVE-2017-0663)

Solution

Update the libxml2-2.9.1 library and its related packages to version 2.9.1+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-0663

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 476501

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/21/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.37

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-0663

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0663