libxml2 2.9.4 Recover Mode XML Document null pointer dereference
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in libxml2 2.9.4 (Document Processing Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Recover Mode. The manipulation as part of a XML Document leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
** DISPUTED ** libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser."
The bug was discovered 03/23/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2017 by Henri Salo (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5969 since 02/12/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99491 (Fedora 25 : libxml2 (2017-a3a47973eb)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170120 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2017:1670-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99491).
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Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 99491
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : libxml2 (2017-a3a47973eb)
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Advisory: FEDORA-2017-a3a47973ebResearcher: Henri Salo
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CVE: CVE-2017-5969 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 96188 - libxml2 CVE-2017-5969 Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5969 - libxml2 - Denial of Service Issue
Entry
Created: 04/12/2017 10:08Updated: 11/28/2022 10:52
Changes: 04/12/2017 10:08 (74), 08/29/2020 10:01 (7), 11/28/2022 10:47 (4), 11/28/2022 10:52 (1)
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