Improper Input Validation Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.67% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBXML2-429620
  • published17 May 2016
  • disclosed17 May 2016

Introduced: 17 May 2016

CVE-2016-3627  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libxml2 to version 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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