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CVE-2017-5130

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5130 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in libxml2, specifically within the xmlmemory.c component, affecting versions prior to 2.9.5. This flaw, present in products like Google Chrome and Debian Linux, could allow a remote attacker to trigger heap corruption by enticing a user to open a specially crafted XML file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling potential high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While there are no known active exploits, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 62.0.3202.62CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0271 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: chromium-browser-0:62.0.3202.62-2.el6_9
View patch
googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: mingw-virt-viewer
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3Fixed in: libxml2

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5130Important

chromium-browser: heap overflow in libxml2

Oct 17, 2017

References

bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2997
Third Party Advisory
chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Vendor Advisory
crbug.com / 722079
Third Party Advisory
git.gnome.org / browse/libxml2/commit
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00034.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201710-24
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190719-0001
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
securityfocus.com / bid/101482
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry