CVE-2016-3705

Published on: 05/17/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:02 PM UTC

CVE-2016-3705

Source: Mitre
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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
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
USN-2994-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu www.ubuntu.com
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Document Display | HPE Support Center h20566.www2.hpe.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3593-1 libxml2 www.debian.org
Depreciated Link
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 URL Logo DEBIAN DSA-3593
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 web.archive.org
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Inactive LinkNot Archived
 URL Logo CONFIRM www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-3627 CVE-2016-3705: libxml2: stack overflow in xml validator (parser) seclists.org
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 URL Logo FULLDISC 20160503 CVE-2016-3627 CVE-2016-3705: libxml2: stack overflow in xml validator (parser)
[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ www.tenable.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities related to xml parsing kc.mcafee.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
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 URL Logo REDHAT RHSA-2016:1292
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 web.archive.org
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Inactive LinkNot Archived
 URL Logo CONFIRM www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:1298-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 lists.opensuse.org
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 URL Logo SUSE openSUSE-SU-2016:1298
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-37) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
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 URL Logo GENTOO GLSA-201701-37
Bug 765207 – Stack exhaustion parsing xml in parser bugzilla.gnome.org
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 URL Logo CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765207
libxml2 CVE-2016-3705 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability cve.report (archive)
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 URL Logo BID 89854
openSUSE-SU-2016:1446-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 lists.opensuse.org
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 URL Logo SUSE openSUSE-SU-2016:1446
Red Hat Customer Portal web.archive.org
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Inactive LinkNot Archived
 URL Logo REDHAT RHSA-2016:2957
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 www.oracle.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux12.04AllAllAll
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04AllAllAll
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux15.10AllAllAll
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04AllAllAll
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux12.04AllAllAll
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04AllAllAll
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux15.10AllAllAll
Operating
System		CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04AllAllAll
Operating
System		DebianDebian Linux8.0AllAllAll
Operating
System		DebianDebian Linux8.0AllAllAll
ApplicationHpIcewall Federation Agent3.0AllAllAll
ApplicationHpIcewall Federation Agent3.0AllAllAll
ApplicationHpIcewall File Manager3.0AllAllAll
ApplicationHpIcewall File Manager3.0AllAllAll
Operating
System		OpensuseLeap42.1AllAllAll
Operating
System		OpensuseLeap42.1AllAllAll
ApplicationXmlsoftLibxml22.9.3AllAllAll
ApplicationXmlsoftLibxml22.9.3AllAllAll
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: