| Name | CVE-2011-1944 |
| Description | Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x through 2.7.8, and libxml 1.8.16 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow when adding a new namespace node, related to handling of XPath expressions. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2255-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 628537 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u17 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u7 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u11 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u9 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 | source | lenny | 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny4 | DSA-2255-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | squeeze | 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze1 | DSA-2255-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | (unstable) | 2.7.8.dfsg-3 | 628537 |