What is CVE-2017-8872?

CVE-2017-8872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-8872?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8872 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Xmlsoft Libxml2

CVE-2017-8872

The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (46.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8872?: CVE-2017-8872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-8872?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8872 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.