CVE-2017-5130

chromium-browser: heap overflow in libxml2

Published Feb 7, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
An integer overflow in xmlmemory.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted XML file.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1188-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2972-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14239 An integer overflow in xmlmemory.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted XML file.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Dec 3, 2025, 10:02 PM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 7, 2018, 11:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 17, 2017, 12:00 AM