UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9050
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9050
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9050.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9050
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-05-18T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:16Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libxml2
Package
- Name
- libxml2
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10
Affected versions
2.*
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.9
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxml2-dev",
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxml2-utils",
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libxml2
Package
- Name
- libxml2
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3
Affected versions
2.*
2.9.2+zdfsg1-4
2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu1
2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu2
2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu3
2.9.3+dfsg1-1
2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxml2-dev",
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxml2-utils",
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}