Vulnerability CVE-2016-3627
Published: 2016-05-17

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
libxml 2.9.2 Stack Overflow
Simon Lees
04.05.2016

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Xmlsoft -> Libxml2 
Opensuse -> LEAP 
Novell -> LEAP 
HP -> Icewall federation agent 
HP -> Icewall file manager 
Debian -> Debian linux 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00127.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/3
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84992
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035335
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
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