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CVE-2017-5969

libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted…

Medium4.7EPSS 2.6%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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mitre

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-5969, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium4.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.

Weakness

Affected products

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