CVE-2017-10672

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-06-27
CWE:
CWE-416
Bugzilla:
1470204: CVE-2017-10672 perl-XML-LibXML: Use-after-free by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild call

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Use-after-free in the XML-LibXML module through 2.0129 for Perl allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild call.

Find out more about CVE-2017-10672 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.6
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perl-XML-LibXML Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perl-XML-LibXML Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 perl-XML-LibXML Will not fix

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