PT-2013-1167 · Xmlsoft+5 · Libxml2+5
Published
2013-07-10
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Updated
2026-03-13
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CVE-2013-2877
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libxml2 versions prior to 2.9.0
libxml2 versions 2.7.6
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a document that ends abruptly, related to the lack of certain checks for the XML PARSER EOF state in parser.c. Exploitation of the vulnerabilities may lead to disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely.
Recommendations
For libxml2 versions 2.7.6, consider updating to a version prior to 2.9.0 to mitigate the risk.
For libxml2 versions prior to 2.9.0, update to version 2.9.0 or later to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the parser.c function until a patch is available.
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Junos
Red Hat
Suse
Libxml2