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CVE-2017-7376

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7376 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in libxml2, affecting various Debian, Android, and XMLSoft products. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting an incorrect limit for port values during redirect handling. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
23.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2369 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7376Low

libxml2: Incorrect limit used for port values

Apr 17, 2017

References

android.googlesource.com / platform/external/libxml2/+/51e0cb2e5ec18eaf6fb331bc573ff27b743898f4
PatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
git.gnome.org / browse/libxml2/commit
PatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-06-01
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3952
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98877
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038623
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry