usn-4991-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Yunho Kim discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain error conditions. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause a denial of service, or possibly cause libxml2 to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-8872)
Zhipeng Xie discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML schemas. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-20388)
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled invalid UTF-8 input. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-24977)
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled invalid UTF-8 input. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3517)
It was discovered that libxml2 did not properly handle certain crafted XML files. A local attacker could exploit this with a crafted input to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3516, CVE-2021-3518)
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled error states. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3537)
Sebastian Pipping discovered that libxml2 did not properly handle certain crafted XML files. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10, and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-3541)
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"details": "Yunho Kim discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain error\nconditions. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to\ncause a denial of service, or possibly cause libxml2 to expose sensitive\ninformation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 16.04\nESM. (CVE-2017-8872)\n\nZhipeng Xie discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML\nschemas. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial\nof service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM,\nand Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-20388)\n\nIt was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled invalid UTF-8 input. A\nremote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted XML file to\ncause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04\nLTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-24977)\n\nIt was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled invalid UTF-8 input. A\nremote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted XML file to\ncause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3517)\n\nIt was discovered that libxml2 did not properly handle certain crafted XML\nfiles. A local attacker could exploit this with a crafted input to cause\nlibxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3516, CVE-2021-3518)\n\nIt was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled error states. A remote\nattacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause libxml2 to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3537)\n\nSebastian Pipping discovered that libxml2 did not properly handle certain\ncrafted XML files. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML\nfile to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This\nissue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10, and Ubuntu 21.04.\n(CVE-2021-3541)\n",
"id": "USN-4991-1",
"modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:50Z",
"published": "2021-06-17T14:59:21Z",
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"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4991-1"
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"summary": "libxml2 vulnerabilities",
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.