CVE-2016-4448

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4448
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-09 16:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Icloud All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Application Apple Itunes All 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
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
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 0 All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Slackware Slackware Linux 14.0 All All All
Operating System Slackware Slackware Linux 14.1 All All All
Application Tenable Log Correlation Engine 4.8.0 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
More format string warnings with possible format string vulnerability (502f6a6d) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org Vendor Advisory
McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities related to xml parsing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com Third Party Advisory
Releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xmlsoft.org Release Notes
[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1338700 – CVE-2016-4448 libxml2: Format string vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 iOS 9.3.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Release Notes
About the security content of iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Release Notes
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of tvOS 9.2.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Release Notes
About the security content of iOS 9.3.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Release Notes
Libxml2 CVE-2016-4448 Remote Format String Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 tvOS 9.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Release Notes
About the security content of iCloud for Windows 5.2.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Release Notes
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Fix some format string warnings with possible format string vulnerability (4472c3a5) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6 iTunes 12.4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Release Notes
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3 watchOS 2.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Release Notes
oss-security - 3 libxml2 issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of watchOS 2.2.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Release Notes
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Release Notes
Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Release Notes
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-4448 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 904965 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for gettext (12335)
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