CVE-2017-12627 (GCVE-0-2017-12627)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-01 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library before 3.2.1, processing of external DTD paths can result in a null pointer dereference under certain conditions.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Denial of Service
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2017… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q1/203 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=conten… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Xerces C++ |
Affected:
< 3.2.1
|
Date Public
2018-02-28 00:00
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