There is a flaw in the xml entity encoding functionality of libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to supply a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with the affected functionality of libxml2 could trigger an out-of-bounds read. The most likely impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to confidentiality and integrity if an attacker is able to use memory information to further exploit the application.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-05-19T13:45:00

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:53:17.731Z

Reserved: 2021-04-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-3517

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-19T14:15:07.553

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:38:03.893

Link: CVE-2021-3517

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-04-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-3517 - Bugzilla