Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published May 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8872
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.
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Affected products
23- Range: = 2.9.4
- osv-coords21 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3
< 2.9.4-46.3.2+ 20 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.77.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.77.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.77.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.77.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.77.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.3.2
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