CVE-2017-5130

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 7, 2018 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxChromeLIBXML2

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An integer overflow in xmlmemory.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted XML file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 62.0.3202.62
Affected range stops below 62.0.3202.62, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.9.5
Affected range stops below 2.9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (11)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787CWE-190

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