CVE-2017-9050

mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

4.63% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 5 · medium

Is it mine?

61 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.1.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)cisa_csaf_ot
Only build and run applications from trusted sources.
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)cisa_csaf_ot
Only build and run applications from trusted sources.
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)cisa_csaf_ot
Only build and run applications from trusted sources.
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)cisa_csaf_ot
Only build and run applications from trusted sources.
MitigationSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)cisa_csaf_ot
Only build and run applications from trusted sources.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-125USprimaryCWE-119USCWE-122USCWE-125USCWE-125USCWE-125USCWE-125US

affected products (61)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
IBM AIX 7.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2
IBM AIX 7.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.3
IBM App Connect Enterpriseall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:-
IBM MQ Operatorall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:mq:operator
IBM Power Hardware Management Console V10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:v10
IBM Security Guardium 10.0-10.1.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium:10.0_-_10.1.3
IBM VIOS 3.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:vios:3.1
IBM VIOS 4.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:vios:4.1
Open Source libxml2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xmlsoft:libxml2:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)≤ vers:intdot/>=3.1.0|<3.1.5cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)≤ vers:intdot/>=3.1.0|<3.1.5cisa_csaf_otUS

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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-398330SSA-398330: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.52023-12-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). These GNU/Linux vulnerabilities have been externally identified. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 are no longer maintained and there won't be any update to the CVE list anymore. Please update to the latest version. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1 only; for versions < V3.1 refer to Siemens Security Bulletin SSB-439005 (https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssb-439005.html).
WID-SEC-W-2023-1614Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen und Daten zu manipulieren.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0426libxml2: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2017-05-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in libxml2 ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
GHSA-8c56-cpmw-89x7Out-of-bounds read in nokogiri2017-12-13ghsa · osvUS
libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the xmlDictAddString function in dict.c. This vulnerability causes programs that use libxml2, such as PHP, to crash. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1839. GitHub is notifying on nokogiri as uses libxml2.
ICSA-23-348-10Siemens SIMATIC S7-15002023-12-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). These GNU/Linux vulnerabilities have been externally identified. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1 only; for versions < V3.1 refer to Siemens Security Bulletin SSB-439005 ( https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssb-439005.html).

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund cisa_csaf_ot siemens_psirt osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-05-18modified 2026-10-14

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references (20)

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