{"id":"CVE-2017-16932","title":"parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.","summary":"parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-835","CWE-835"],"vendor":"xmlsoft","product":"libxml2","affected":["libxml2 <= 2.9.4"],"published":"2017-11-23","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:16:39.660","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16932","references":[{"url":"http://xmlsoft.org/news.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://xmlsoft.org/news.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.05928,"epssPercentile":0.93104,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T07:21:04.798Z","slug":"CVE-2017-16932","body":"## Overview\n\nparser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `libxml2 <= 2.9.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":1.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}