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CVE-2004-0989

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2005-03-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Xmlsoft LibxmlXmlsoft Libxml2Redhat Fedora CoreTrustix Secure LinuxUbuntu Ubuntu LinuxXmlstarlet Command Line Xml Toolkit

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References