CVE-2016-3627

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-3627
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-05-17T14:08:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-30T16:27:32
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.9.3
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/3
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00055.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/2
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84992
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00127.html
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035335
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3627
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3627
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:57:15 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 09:33:00 2016-05-17T14:08Z 2016-05-17T14:08:02 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 09:33:01 2018-10-30T16:27:32 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 09:33:01 Modified Vulnerability Status updated