Security advisory

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  "id": "37711c473a43ea9933896f1f4754cd5e6e7d6ec6cab7372d6f9d384248689ae8",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8872",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-8872",
    "summary": "The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-8872",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-8872",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-8872"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/gnome/libxml2",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "bdec2183f34b37ee89ae1d330c6ad2bb4d76605f"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "bdec2183f34b37ee89ae1d330c6ad2bb4d76605f"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.9.4"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.9.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.9.4",
            "v2.9.4"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-8872.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libxml2",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "bdec2183f34b37ee89ae1d330c6ad2bb4d76605f"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.9.4"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.9.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.9.4",
            "v2.9.4"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-8872.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:38.663109614Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html",
        "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775200"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-8872",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434506,
  "published_at": "2017-05-10T05:29:00.283+00:00"
}