CVE-2011-1944: Integer Overflow

September 2, 2011 (updated June 17, 2016)

Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2, and libxml, 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1944

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