CVE-2011-1944 in HTTP Server
Summary
Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x through 2.7.8, and libxml 1.8.16 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow when adding a new namespace node, related to handling of XPath expressions.
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Reservation
05/09/2011
Disclosure
09/02/2011
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68650 | Oracle HTTP Server Web Listener numeric error | 189 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2011-1944 |
| 6348 | Apple iOS libxml numeric error | 189 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2011-1944 |