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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 5, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-5969 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5969 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
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-2017-5969.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python Shell C C++

Updated: 8 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : March 4, 2024, 8:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A sensible no bullshit repo of summaries of reports on hackerone, bugcrowd and alike, that makes straight up sense and make it easy to repeat and automate. This is supposed to serve as my personal reference, but should be a good public index reference for like minded.

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Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 21, 2023, 12:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

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C++ Shell C Python

Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : June 8, 2023, 9:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5969 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5969 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2024

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

    May. 17, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 11, 2024

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

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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." 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.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188 [No Types Assigned]
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5969 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5969 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.54 }} 0.16%

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0.77613

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