Vulnerabilities / CVE-2017-7376

critical

CVE-2017-7376

libxml2: Incorrect limit used for port values

Published Modified CWE 119
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium), Red Hat (low).

Description

Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 12libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 13libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 14libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 7libxml22.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy9
debian 8libxml22.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u5
debian 9libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u1
echolibxml2, libxml2-2.9.12.9.4+dfsg1-3.1 and 1 more
root.io debian 11rootio-libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
root.io debian 12rootio-libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
root.io debian 13rootio-libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
ubuntu 14.04libxml22.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10
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SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 12libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 13libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 14libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
debian 7libxml22.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy9
debian 8libxml22.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u5
debian 9libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u1
echolibxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
echolibxml2-2.9.12.9.1+e1
root.io debian 11rootio-libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
root.io debian 12rootio-libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
root.io debian 13rootio-libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
ubuntu 14.04libxml22.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10
ubuntu 14.04-ESMlibxml22.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10
ubuntu 16.04libxml22.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3
ubuntu 16.04-ESMlibxml22.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3
ubuntu 17.04libxml22.9.4+dfsg1-2.2ubuntu0.1

References

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