CVE-2016-4447

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4447
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-09 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:21:00 UTC
DescriptionThe xmlParseElementDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer underread and application crash) via a crafted file, involving xmlParseName.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Application Apple Itunes 12.4.1 All All All
Application Apple Itunes 12.4.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All 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 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 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 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 Mcafee Web Gateway All All All All
Application Mcafee Web Gateway All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.4 All All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.4 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of iCloud for Windows 5.2.1 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-4447 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2994-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 APPLE lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6 iTunes 12.4.2 APPLE lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories SLACKWARE www.slackware.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3593-1 libxml2 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of watchOS 2.2.2 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Libxml2 'xmlParseName' CVE-2016-4447 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ CONFIRM www.tenable.com Third Party Advisory
McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities related to xml parsing CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Releases CONFIRM xmlsoft.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Heap-based buffer-underreads due to xmlParseName (00906759) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iOS 9.3.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - 3 libxml2 issues MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3 watchOS 2.2.2 APPLE lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 tvOS 9.2.2 APPLE lists.apple.com Mailing List, Not Applicable
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 iOS 9.3.3 APPLE lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1338686 – CVE-2016-4447 libxml2: Heap-based buffer underreads due to xmlParseName MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
About the security content of tvOS 9.2.2 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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