Unscored severity · published Sep 2, 2011
CVE-2011-1944
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…
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CVSS
13.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.4% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libxml · Xmlsoft
through 1.8.16; 1.5.0; 1.6.0; 1.6.1; 1.6.2; 1.7.0; +20 more · source: NVD
LI
Libxml2 · Xmlsoft
2.6.0; 2.6.1; 2.6.2; 2.6.3; 2.6.4; 2.6.5; +26 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1944
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1944
Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=d7958b21e7f8c447a26bb2436f08402b2c308be4
h20000.www2.hp.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062238.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-07/msg00035.html
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