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Use After Free Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 2.14% (90th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-LIBXML2-1723664
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 28 Aug 2018
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Introduced: 28 Aug 2018

CVE-2017-15412 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 libxml2 to version 0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1415.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.