High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-9049
CVE-2017-9049
Description
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictComputeFastKey function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for libxml2 Bug 759398.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98601nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952nvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01nvd
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