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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9050
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability caus...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
libxml2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1"}]}]
Debian:13
libxml2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1"}]}]
Debian:14
libxml2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org