CVE-2016-2073

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted XML document.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-2073
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-02-12T15:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-04-23T13:14:32
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.9.4
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/26/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035011 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85267 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2073
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:43:44 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 08:21:26 2016-02-12T15:59Z 2016-02-12T15:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 08:21:26 2020-04-23T13:14:32 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 08:21:26 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated