CVE-2017-16932 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2017-16932

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion...

Vulnerability Description

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libxml2
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 23rd, 2017
Last Modified: January 22nd, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.