Explain CVE-2011-1944
Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x through 2.7.8, and libxml 1.8.16 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow when adding a new namespace node, related to handling of XPath expressions.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '48056', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48056'}, {'name': '44711', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/44711'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2011:131', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:131'}, {'name': 'HPSBMU02786', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2011:0839', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-07/msg00035.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=d7958b21e7f8c447a26bb2436f08402b2c308be4'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709747'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0217', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2011:1749', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-2255', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2255'}, {'name': '73248', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/73248'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/05/libxml-vulnerability-and-interesting.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2011-7856', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062238.html'}, {'name': 'SSRT100877', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20110531 Re: CVE request: libxml vulnerability and interesting integer issues', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/8'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'USN-1153-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1153-1'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED