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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00055.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00127.htmlMailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/2Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/3Mailing List
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84992Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035335Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593Mailing List
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00055.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00127.htmlMailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/2Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/3Mailing List
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84992Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035335Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593Mailing List
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 17, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified