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CVE-2017-16932 (GCVE-0-2017-16932)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-23 21:00 – Updated: 2026-01-22 18:00
VLAI
Summary
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-04 13:30 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-11-23 00:00
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