UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7376

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2017-7376
Downstream
USN-3424-1
Published: 21 Jun 2017, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:31

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Jun 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:31
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•libxml2

    < 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3

References (4)