CVE-2017-9048

libxml2: Stack-based buffer overflow in function xmlSnprintfElementContent

Published May 18, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. The function xmlSnprintfElementContent in valid.c is supposed to recursively dump the element content definition into a char buffer 'buf' of size 'size'. At the end of the routine, the function may strcat two more characters without checking whether the current strlen(buf) + 2 < size. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1008-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3952-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17988 libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. The function xmlSnprintfElementContent in valid.c is supposed to recursively dump the element content definition into a char buffer 'buf' of size 'size'. At the end of the routine, the function may strcat two more characters without checking whether the current strlen(buf) + 2 < size. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3424-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3424-2 libxml2 vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00627}

epss

{'score': 0.00575}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 6:30 AM
Reserved
May 18, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 18, 2017, 6:29 AM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 7:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 15, 2017, 12:00 AM