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CVE-2017-8872

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

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.

Affected products

• xmlsoft libxml2: 2.9.4

References

• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775200
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775200
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html

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