CVE-2017-10672

Exp

Use-after-free in the XML-LibXML module through 2.0129 for Perl allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild call.

Published: 2017-06-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-10672 is rated High Exploit Risk (85/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.93%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-10672

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10672

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 10.05% 7.93% -2.12%
2 2026-03-16 9.49% 10.05% +0.57%
3 2026-03-04 — 9.49% —

Full EPSS history (51 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-10672

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-10672

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-10672

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-10672 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxml-libxml-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10672
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10672
suse medium CVE-2017-10672 severity moderate: SUSE including 2 source package names (perl-XML-LibXML-1.66-3.3.1, perl-XML-LibXML-2.0019-6.3.5), 37 product×package rows across 37 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand, … (37 product lines)): Fixed 37. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10672/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-10672 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml-libxml-perl), 6 status rows across 6 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10672

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-10672

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xml-libxml_project xml-libxml <= 2.0129 cpe:2.3:a:xml-libxml_project:xml-libxml:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-10672

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