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CVE-2004-0989

Published: 1 March 2005

Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function, and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values, including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.

Priority

Unknown

Status

Package Release Status
libxml2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (2.6.24.dfsg-1ubuntu1)
edgy
Released (2.6.24.dfsg-1ubuntu1)
feisty
Released (2.6.24.dfsg-1ubuntu1)
upstream Needs triage

libxml
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (1.8.17-12)
edgy
Released (1.8.17-12)
feisty
Released (1.8.17-12)
upstream Needs triage