Critical severity · published Feb 19, 2018
CVE-2017-7375
A flaw in libxml2 allows remote XML entity inclusion with default parser flags (i.e., when the caller did not request entity substitution, DTD validation, external DTD subset…
9.8
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw in libxml2 allows remote XML entity inclusion with default parser flags (i.e., when the caller did not request entity substitution, DTD validation, external DTD subset loading, or default DTD attributes). Depending on the context, this may expose a higher-risk attack surface in libxml2 not usually reachable with default parser flags, and expose content from local files, HTTP, or FTP servers (which might be otherwise unreachable).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
4.4.4; 5.0.2; 5.1.1; 6.0; 6.0.1; 7.0; +2 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libxml2 · Xmlsoft
through 2.9.4; 2.9.4; 2.9.4 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7375
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7375
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
Patch
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/308396a55280f69ad4112d4f9892f4cbeff042aa
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462203
Patch
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=90ccb58242866b0ba3edbef8fe44214a101c2b3e
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
More from Android
9.6
CVE-2020-16010
Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
8.8
CVE-2026-58704
Google Pixel Improper Authorization Vulnerability
8.8
CVE-2025-48543
Android Runtime Use-After-Free Vulnerability
8.4
CVE-2025-48595
Android Framework Integer Overflow Vulnerability
7.8
CVE-2025-48572
Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
