DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5969 - debian/libxml2
libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.
Evidence
- imported from OSV Debian, untriaged
History
- 2026-10-28: Awaiting approval - bulk import
- 2026-10-29: Awaiting triage - reclassified: OSV Debian bulk import, awaiting triage