Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published May 10, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8872

Description

The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

Affected products

Xmlsoft/Libxml2
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

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References

bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.htmlnvd

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