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CVE-2017-10672

Published: 29 June 2017

Use-after-free in the XML-LibXML module through 2.0129 for Perl allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild call.

Notes

AuthorNote
ratliff
poc didn't crash on trusty, did on zesty
mdeslaur
debian released 2.0128+dfsg-2, reverted in 2.0128+dfsg-3 and
fixed in 2.0128+dfsg-4

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxml-libxml-perl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (2.0128+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (2.0108+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2)
upstream
Released (2.0128+dfsg-4)
xenial
Released (2.0123+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty
Released (2.0128+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H