CVE-2017-5969

Description

libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (null pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.

Risk Information

Base Score
4.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
2.935

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.9.0Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.1Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Security Update 2017-001 macOS High Sierra v10.13.1Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-601562macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 - Reboot Automatically
PATCH-601312Security Update 2017-001 macOS High Sierra v10.13.1

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234