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#987738
libxml2: CVE-2021-3517
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Bug#987738; Package src:libxml2.
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Source: libxml2
Version: 2.9.10+dfsg-6.3
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/235
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil@debian.org, Debian Security Team <team@security.debian.org>
Hi,
The following vulnerability was published for libxml2.
CVE-2021-3517[0]:
| heap-based buffer overflow in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c
If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.
For further information see:
[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3517
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3517
[1] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/235
[2] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/bf22713507fe1fc3a2c4b525cf0a88c2dc87a3a2
Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.
Regards,
Salvatore
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