CVE-2016-4449

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
References
Link Resource
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17535578/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000066.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90865
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=b1d34de46a11323fccffa9fadeb33be670d602f5 Vendor Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
https://support.apple.com/HT206899
https://support.apple.com/HT206901
https://support.apple.com/HT206902
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
https://support.apple.com/HT206904
https://support.apple.com/HT206905
https://support.cybozu.com/ja-jp/article/9735
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-06-09 16:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-4449

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4449

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4449


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

debian

  • debian_linux

xmlsoft

  • libxml2
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation