CVE-2017-16931
N/A
Published: November 23, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 07:16 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLIBXML2LIBXML2
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 mishandles parameter-entity references because the NEXTL macro calls the xmlParserHandlePEReference function in the case of a '%' character in a DTD name.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=766956x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/e26630548e7d138d2c560844c43820b6767251e3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.htmlSource: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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