CVE-2016-3705
Published on: 05/17/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:02 PM UTC
Certain versions of Ubuntu Linux from Canonical contain the following vulnerability:
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.
- CVE-2016-3705 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
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UNCHANGED | NONE | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 5 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
NONE | NONE | PARTIAL |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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USN-2994-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Document Display | HPE Support Center | h20566.www2.hpe.com text/html |
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3593-1 libxml2 | www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html |
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Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-3627 CVE-2016-3705: libxml2: stack overflow in xml validator (parser) | seclists.org text/html |
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[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ | www.tenable.com text/html |
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McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities related to xml parsing | kc.mcafee.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | access.redhat.com text/html |
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Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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openSUSE-SU-2016:1298-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-37) — Gentoo security | security.gentoo.org text/html |
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Bug 765207 – Stack exhaustion parsing xml in parser | bugzilla.gnome.org text/html |
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libxml2 CVE-2016-3705 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | cve.report (archive) text/html |
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openSUSE-SU-2016:1446-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 | www.oracle.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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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 |
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE