CVE-2017-5969

libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.

• CWE-476

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96188Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778519Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01

Published

Apr 11, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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