CVE - CVE-2021-3537

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-3537	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A vulnerability found in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11 shows that it did not propagate errors while parsing XML mixed content, causing a NULL dereference. If an untrusted XML document was parsed in recovery mode and post-validated, the flaw could be used to crash the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
References
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CONFIRM:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0002/ URL:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0002/ FEDORA:FEDORA-2021-b950000d2b URL:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZOMV5J4PMZAORVT64BKLV6YIZAFDGX6/ FEDORA:FEDORA-2021-e3ed1ba38b URL:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QVM4UJ3376I6ZVOYMHBNX4GY3NIV52WV/ GENTOO:GLSA-202107-05 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-05 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1956522 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1956522 MISC:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html URL:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html MISC:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html URL:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html MISC:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html URL:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20210510 [SECURITY] [DLA 2653-1] libxml2 security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00008.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20210505	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210505)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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