9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-1944
Libxml2 XPath Integer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x through 2.7.8, and libxml 1.8.16 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow when adding a new namespace node, related to handling of XPath expressions.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 2, 2011, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1944 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xmlsoft libxml2
2 Xmlsoft libxml
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-1944.

URL Resource
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=d7958b21e7f8c447a26bb2436f08402b2c308be4 Patch
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062238.html Exploit Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-07/msg00035.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/05/libxml-vulnerability-and-interesting.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44711 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1153-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2255
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:131
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/8 Exploit Patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
http://www.osvdb.org/73248
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48056 Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709747 Exploit Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=d7958b21e7f8c447a26bb2436f08402b2c308be4 Patch
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062238.html Exploit Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-07/msg00035.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/05/libxml-vulnerability-and-interesting.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44711 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1153-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2255
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:131
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/8 Exploit Patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
http://www.osvdb.org/73248
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48056 Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709747 Exploit Patch

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=d7958b21e7f8c447a26bb2436f08402b2c308be4
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062238.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-07/msg00035.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
    Added Reference http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/05/libxml-vulnerability-and-interesting.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44711
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
    Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1153-1
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2255
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:131
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/8
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/73248
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48056
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709747
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/5
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/535181/100/0/threaded
    Removed Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131271/VMware-Security-Advisory-2015-0003.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131271/VMware-Security-Advisory-2015-0003.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/535181/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.92 }} 1.24%

score

0.88287

percentile

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