CVE-2004-0989 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libXML 2.6.12, 2.6.13, and potentially other versions, impacting products like Red Hat, Trustix, Ubuntu, and XMLSoft. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted, long FTP or proxy URLs, or via manipulation of DNS length values within functions like xmlNanoFTPScanURL and xmlNanoFTPScanProxy. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or having widespread community discussion, an exploit module is available on ExploitDB, indicating the potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml:1.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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