CVE-2017-7376
Critical
CVE-2017-7376
Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
Exploit probability
23.3%
Published
February 19, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
163 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-7376
View original source
Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/51e0cb2e5ec18eaf6fb331bc573ff27b743898f4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462216
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=5dca9eea1bd4263bfa4d037ab2443de1cd730f7e
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952