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CVE-2016-3627

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Date: May 17, 2016

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (23)

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/3

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/2

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Url: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3627

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-3627

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3627

Url: https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00127.html

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035335

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3627

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00055.html

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593

Url: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84992

Url: https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-3627

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

Uncontrolled Recursion

CWE-674

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2016-3627

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Date: May 17, 2016

Language: C

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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