VDB
CVE-2017-16932
CVE-2017-16932
PUBLISHED
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.
EPSS 21.75% · 95.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
21.75%
95.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | libxml2 | 0, *, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libxml2 | 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6, 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3, 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libxml2 | 0, 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3, 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- Multiple issues in Libxml2 (2.9.2 - 2.9.5) (hackerone)
- Multiple issues in Libxml2 (2.9.2 - 2.9.5) (hackerone)
…and 17 more exploits
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Oct 14, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2025 EPSS Score
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- Apr 9, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16932 third-party-advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3504-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3504-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16932 third-party-advisory