CVE-2017-8872 (GCVE-0-2017-8872)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-10 05:14
Modified
2024-08-05 16:48
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.
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