THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2004-0989
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0989

Libxml vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
21.7%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function, and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values, including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.
Affected vendor
Xmlsoft
Affected product
Libxml
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2005-03-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 21.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-0989

  • Confirm whether Xmlsoft Libxml is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-0989.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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