Security advisory

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  "id": "bfd71ab06d9266f769050b08cb630aeefe18567a45cdfd6730ce53f491495285",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9049",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-9049",
    "summary": "libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictComputeFastKey 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 libxml2 Bug 759398.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-9049",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "database_specific": {
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                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.9.4"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.9.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v2.9.4"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        },
        {
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              "repo": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libxml2",
              "type": "GIT",
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                        "introduced": "2.9.4"
                      },
                      {
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                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.9.4",
            "v2.9.4"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-9049.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:29.223896406Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-9049",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 432266,
  "published_at": "2017-05-18T06:29:00.467+00:00"
}