What is CVE-2017-5969?

CVE-2017-5969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2017-5969?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-5969 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Xmlsoft Libxml2

CVE-2017-5969

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.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Xmlsoft Libxml2 — versions 2.9.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5969?: CVE-2017-5969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2017-5969?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5969 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.