CVE-2016-3627

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3627
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-17 14:08:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionThe xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Federation Agent 3.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Federation Agent 3.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall File Manager 3.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall File Manager 3.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2994-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3593-1 libxml2 DEBIAN www.debian.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-3627 CVE-2016-3705: libxml2: stack overflow in xml validator (parser) FULLDISC seclists.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Stack exhaustion in libxml2 parsing xml files in recover mode MLIST www.openwall.com
[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ CONFIRM www.tenable.com
oss-security - CVE request: Stack exhaustion in libxml2 parsing xml files in recover mode MLIST www.openwall.com
McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities related to xml parsing CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1298-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-37) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Libxml2 'malloc.c' CVE-2016-3627 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1446-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Libxml2 Memory Allocation Error in xmlStringGetNodeList() Lets Remote Users Consume Excessive Memory Resources - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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