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CVE-2020-24977

MEDIUM
6.5CVSS
Published: 2020-09-04
Updated: 2024-11-21
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Description

GNOME project libxml2 v2.9.10 has a global buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal at libxml2/entities.c. The issue has been fixed in commit 50f06b3e.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
low
Integrity
none
Availability
low
Weaknesses
CWE-125

Metadata

Primary Vendor
XMLSOFT
Published
9/4/2020
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

xmlsoft : libxml2debian : debian_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraopensuse : leapopensuse : leapnetapp : active_iq_unified_managernetapp : active_iq_unified_managernetapp : clustered_data_ontapnetapp : clustered_data_ontap_antivirus_connectornetapp : inventory_collect_toolnetapp : manageability_software_development_kitnetapp : snapdrivenetapp : snapdrivenetapp : hci_h410c_firmwareoracle : communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environmentoracle : enterprise_manager_base_platformoracle : enterprise_manager_base_platformoracle : enterprise_manager_ops_centeroracle : http_serveroracle : http_serveroracle : mysql_workbenchoracle : peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletoolsoracle : real_user_experience_insightoracle : real_user_experience_insight

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