Release Date: | 2011-05-27 |
Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x through 2.7.8, and libxml 1.8.16 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow when adding a new namespace node, related to handling of XPath expressions.
See more information about CVE-2011-1944 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 5.1 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | High |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
Integrity Impact: | Partial | Availability Impact: | Partial |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (libxml2) | ELSA-2012-0017 | 2012-01-11 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (libxml2) | ELSA-2011-1749 | 2011-12-14 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (mingw32-libxml2) | ELSA-2013-0217 | 2013-01-31 |
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