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USN-3513-1: libxml2 vulnerability

13 December 2017

libxml2 could be made to crash or run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

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Details

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain files. An attacker
could use this issue with specially constructed XML data to cause libxml2 to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

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References

Related notices

  • USN-3513-2: python-libxml2, libxml2-utils, libxml2