Description
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.
Published: 2017-11-23
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 22.0% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1194-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2972-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-5686 parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x2fm-93ww-ggvx Nokogiri gem, via libxml, is affected by DoS vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3504-1 libxml2 vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3504-2 libxml2 vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3739-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000


Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-22T18:00:13.271Z

Reserved: 2017-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16932

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:57.851Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-23T21:29:00.437

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-16932

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-07-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16932 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses