CVE-2017-16932

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.
References
Link Resource
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579 Permissions Required
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579 Permissions Required
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2017-11-23 21:29

Updated : 2026-01-22 18:16


NVD link : CVE-2017-16932

Mitre link : CVE-2017-16932

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16932


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Products Affected

xmlsoft

  • libxml2
CWE
CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')