PT-2016-1275 · Xmlsoft+3 · Libxml2+3

Published 2016-02-12 · Updated 2020-04-23 · CVE-2016-2073

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libxml2 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted XML document. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a service disruption.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1240

BDU:2016-00572

CVE-2016-2073

DLA-503-1

DSA-3593-1

MGASA-2016-0263

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1595-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1538-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1604-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2699-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2700-1

USN-2994-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Ubuntu

Libxml2

References · 148

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1837 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3593-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1838 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01272 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01274 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01271 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1840 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2994-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01377 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01380 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-3593-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0263 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00846 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1833 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1839 · Security Note