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Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.89% (83rd percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2-2065888
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 23 May 2016
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Introduced: 23 May 2016

CVE-2016-4448 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-134 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libxml2 to version 0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Format string vulnerability in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors.

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