CVE-2016-9318

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9318
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-16 00:59:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-08 23:15:00 UTC
Descriptionlibxml2 2.9.4 and earlier, as used in XMLSec 1.2.23 and earlier and other products, does not offer a flag directly indicating that the current document may be read but other files may not be opened, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 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 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Application Xmlsec Project Xmlsec All All All All
Application Xmlsec Project Xmlsec All All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3739-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3739-2: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
libxml2 CVE-2016-9318 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
xmlsec vulnerable to XXE · Issue #43 · lsh123/xmlsec · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 772726 – XXE problems continue MISC bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179176 Debian Security Update for libxml2 (DLA 2972-1)
  • 500347 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 504110 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 710359 Gentoo Linux libxml2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201711-01)
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