Vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2
CVE-2013-1969
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xmlsoft Libxml2 — versions 2.9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/ (Exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00109.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00081.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1817-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/17/4 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/53061 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/19/1 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1969?
- CVE-2013-1969 is a vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, classified under CWE-399. Published 2013-04-25.
- Is CVE-2013-1969 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.