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CVE-2017-16931 (GCVE-0-2017-16931)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-23 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:43
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Summary
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 mishandles parameter-entity references because the NEXTL macro calls the xmlParserHandlePEReference function in the case of a '%' character in a DTD name.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2017-11-23 00:00
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