Is CVE-2017-5969 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5969 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5969?

CVE-2017-5969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5969?

CVE-2017-5969 has an EPSS score of 2.63% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5969?

Upgrade libxml2 on debian 11 to 2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5969

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxml2Debian

Fixed in:2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1CVE-2017-5969

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.