parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.0, as used in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a document that ends abruptly, related to the lack of certain checks for the XML_PARSER_EOF state.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-2877 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libxml2) | RHSA-2014:0513 | 2014-05-19 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mingw32-libxml2 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | Will not fix |
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