4.7

CVE-2017-5969: xmlsoft libxml2 NULL Pointer Dereference

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-5969UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5969DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5969
Published 11-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5969 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in xmlsoft libxml2. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3
DLA-2972-1MGASA-2018-0048OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11016-1SUSE-SU-2017:1670-1SUSE-SU-2017:1813-1

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.63% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.4-r4 | < 2.9.4-r3
Debian1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • libxml2All versions (No fix recorded)
Xmlsoft1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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