CVE-2013-1969
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
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Statement
This issue does not affect the version of libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue does not affect version of mingw32-libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mingw32-libxml2 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | Not affected |
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