libxml2 out of bounds read
Published Dec 13, 2011
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.54%
Description
libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.63, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.3
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libxml2-0:2.6.16-12.9
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libxml2-0:2.6.26-2.1.12.el5_7.2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0017
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libxml2-0:2.7.6-4.el6_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0018
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mingw32-libxml2-0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0217
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxml2-0:2.6.16-12.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0016 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2-0:2.6.26-2.1.12.el5_7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0017 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2-0:2.7.6-4.el6_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0018 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mingw32-libxml2-0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0217 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6 and has been addressed via RHSA-2012:0016, RHSA-2012:0017 and RHSA-2012:0018 respectively. This issue affects the version of mingw32-libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. A future update may address this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01541) | 74.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01586) | 72.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01327) | 78.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02329) | 74.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01327) | 78.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.40% (0.02405) | 90.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02405) | 88.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02174) | 87.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95465 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/12/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2394 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:188 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3905 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767387 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3905
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14761 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3905
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95465 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/12/stable-channel-update.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2394 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:188 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3905 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767387 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3905 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14761 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3905 |
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