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ALPINE-CVE-2017-5969
ALPINE-CVE-2017-5969
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.699999809265137 MEDIUM
libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
4.699999809265137
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libxml2 | 2.7.7-r1, 2.7.2-r0, 2.7.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | libxml2 | 2.7.8-r4, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | libxml2 | 2.7.6-r1, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | libxml2 | 2.9.0-r1, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libxml2 | 2.8.0-r1, 2.9.0-r2, 2.9.0-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | libxml2 | 2.7.6-r0, 2.7.3-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | libxml2 | 2.7.7-r3, 2.7.3-r0, 2.7.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | libxml2 | 2.7.8-r6, 2.7.8-r5, 2.7.8-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | libxml2 | 2.9.0-r3, 0, 2.7.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 2.9.4-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 2.7.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | libxml2 | 2.7.8-r0, 2.7.8-r1, 2.7.8-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.2 | libxml2 | 2.8.0-r0, 2.8.0-r1, 2.9.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | libxml2 | 2.7.8-r4, 2.7.8-r5, 2.7.8-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | libxml2 | 2.8.0-r1, 2.7.8-r5, 2.7.8-r7 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | libxml2 | 2.9.0-r1, 2.9.0-r0, 2.8.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | libxml2 | 2.7.3-r0, 2.8.0-r1, 2.7.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | libxml2 | 0, 2.7.2-r0, 2.7.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libxml2 | 2.7.2-r0, 2.7.6-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libxml2 | 0, 0 |
…and 3 more
Timeline
- Apr 11, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated