CVE-2004-0989

Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function, and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values, including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.

Affected products

Libxml, Libxml-Devel, Libxml2, Libxml2-Devel, Libxml2-Python

Xmlsoft Libxml

= 1.8.17

Xmlsoft libxml2

= 2.5.11, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.11, 2.6.12, 2.6.13, 2.6.14

Xmlstarlet Command Line Xml Toolkit

= 0.9.1

Fix

Available

CVSS 2.0

10.0 HIGH

EPSS

21.7% (97th percentile)

NVD status

Modified

Published

2004-10-28