CVE-2017-15412

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

8.8

Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 85.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 28, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (18)

chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040348
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0287
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=783160
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://crbug.com/727039
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00014.html
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03
chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4086
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040348
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0287
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=783160
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://crbug.com/727039

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	python3-libxml2 (2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2ubuntu0.3) @ zesty	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	python-libxml2 (2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.20) @ precise	2026-05-28	ubuntu
redhat	ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower:3.5.6-1	2020-04-22	redhat
redhat	ansible-tower-36/ansible-tower:3.6.4-1	2020-04-22	redhat
redhat	libxml2-0:2.9.1-6.el7.4	2020-03-31	redhat
redhat	libxml2	2018-02-08	redhat
redhat	chromium-browser-0:63.0.3239.84-1.el6_9	2017-12-07	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

RubyGems(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
nokogiri	1.0.0 ... 1.8.1 (101 versions)	1.8.2	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-416Use After Free

All Vendor Advisories

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-15412?

CVE-2017-15412 is a high vulnerability published on August 28, 2018. Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

When was CVE-2017-15412 disclosed?

CVE-2017-15412 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-15412 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-15412 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 85.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-15412?

CVE-2017-15412 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-15412?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-15412, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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