CVE-2016-3627

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-03-21

Description

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 andearlier, 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.

See more information about CVE-2016-3627 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.3	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libxml2)	ELSA-2016-1292	2016-06-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (libxml2)	ELSA-2016-1292	2016-06-23
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libxml2)	OVMSA-2016-0087	2016-06-23
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libxml2)	OVMSA-2016-0087	2016-06-23

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