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CVE-2004-0989

Published: Mar 01, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0989
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibxmlXmlsoft1.8.17 (including)1.8.17 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.5.11 (including)2.5.11 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.6 (including)2.6.6 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.7 (including)2.6.7 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.8 (including)2.6.8 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.9 (including)2.6.9 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.11 (including)2.6.11 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.12 (including)2.6.12 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.13 (including)2.6.13 (including)
Libxml2Xmlsoft2.6.14 (including)2.6.14 (including)
Command_line_xml_toolkitXmlstarlet0.9.1 (including)0.9.1 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatlibxml2-0:2.5.10-7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatlibxml-1:1.8.17-9.2*
LibxmlUbuntudapper*
LibxmlUbuntudevel*
LibxmlUbuntuedgy*
LibxmlUbuntufeisty*
Libxml2Ubuntudapper*
Libxml2Ubuntudevel*
Libxml2Ubuntuedgy*
Libxml2Ubuntufeisty*

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