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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-9050

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c.

Published May 18, 2017 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2017-9050. EPSS is 4.63%. Act only if a listed version of libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.63%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 libxml2 · Debian:13 libxml2 · Debian:14 libxml2 · cpe xmlsoft/libxml2

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 libxml20 → 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
  • Debian:13 libxml20 → 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
  • Debian:14 libxml20 → 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1
  • cpe xmlsoft/libxml22.9.4

How to fix CVE-2017-9050

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2017-9050. EPSS is 4.63%. Act only if a listed version of libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1, 2.9.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow; CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 4.63%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 18, 2017 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

  3. Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    libxml2 fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1; libxml2 fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1; libxml2 fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1

  4. Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    libxml2 fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1

  5. Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-9050

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-9050

    30-day exploitation probability 4.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-9050

    libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9050
    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.