Description
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206171Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206171Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 24, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified