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CVE-2004-0989

Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a lo…

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Impact

Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function, and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values, including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
XmlsoftLibxml
Version 1.8.17
XmlsoftLibxml2
Versions 2.5.11, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.11
XmlstarletCommand Line Xml Toolkit
Version 0.9.1
RedhatFedora Core
Version core_2.0
TrustixSecure Linux
Versions 2.0, 2.1
UbuntuUbuntu Linux
Version 4.1

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