CVE-2017-0663

NameCVE-2017-0663
DescriptionA remote code execution vulnerability in libxml2 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses this library. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-37104170.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1060-1, DSA-3952-1
Debian Bugs870870

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libxml2 (PTS)buster2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4fixed
buster (security)2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6fixed
bullseye, bullseye (security)2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4fixed
bookworm2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2.9.14+dfsg-1.3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libxml2sourcewheezy2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy9DLA-1060-1
libxml2sourcejessie2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u5DSA-3952-1
libxml2sourcestretch2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u1DSA-3952-1
libxml2source(unstable)2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1870870

Notes

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780228 (not yet public)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/521b88fbb6d18312923f0df653d045384b500ffc
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/92b9e8c8b3787068565a1820ba575d042f9eec66

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