THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-7376
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2017-7376

Libxml2 vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
23.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
Affected vendor
Xmlsoft
Affected product
Libxml2
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2018-02-19

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 23.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-7376

  • Confirm whether Xmlsoft Libxml2 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-7376.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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