Heap-based Buffer Over-read in xmlDictAddString function in libxml2

CVE-2017-9050 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

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