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CVE-2016-1762

Published: 23 March 2016

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxml2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.15)
trusty
Released (2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8)
upstream
Released (2.9.4)
wily
Released (2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.4)
xenial
Released (2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H