CVE•Published 2018-02-19•Modified 2026-10-14•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-7376Xmlsoft · Libxml2
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
98
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 2% of all CVEs
Description
Buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect limit for port values when handling redirects.
Timeline
Published 2018-02-19
Modified 2026-10-14
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-7376Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Xmlsoft Libxml2"All exposed Xmlsoft Libxml2 instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Libxml2"HTTP body or banner mentions "Libxml2" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-7376Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-7376Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-7376Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-7376GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-7376" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2017-7376 on GitHub.