CVE-2016-4449
Published: 30 May 2016
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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 7.1
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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libxml2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.15)
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| trusty |
Released
(2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(2.9.4)
|
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| wily |
Released
(2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.4)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1)
|
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| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)
|
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| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=b1d34de46a11323fccffa9fadeb33be670d602f5 |
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