CVE-2016-3705
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-3705 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-05-17 14:08:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-02-12 23:18:00 UTC |
| Description | The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-20
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.9.3 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-2994-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Document Display | HPE Support Center | CONFIRM | h20566.www2.hpe.com | |
| 1332443 – (CVE-2016-3705) CVE-2016-3705 libxml2: stack overflow before detecting invalid XML file | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.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 | |
| [R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ | CONFIRM | www.tenable.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 | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2016-3705 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| Bug 765207 – Stack exhaustion parsing xml in parser | CONFIRM | bugzilla.gnome.org | |
| libxml2 CVE-2016-3705 Stack Buffer Overflow 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 | |
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.