CVE-2013-1969
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | 2.9.0 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00109.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00081.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53061
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/17/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/19/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1817-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690202
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=de0cc20c29cb3f056062925395e0f68d2250a46f
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1969
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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