Fluid Attacks Database

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Component	Affected version	Patched versions
rpm rhel7	libxml2	<0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3	0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
debian 12	libxml2	>=0 <2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1	2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1
debian 14	libxml2	>=0 <2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1	2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1
debian 13	libxml2	>=0 <2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1	2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1
nuget	libxml2	>=0 <=2.9.3	-
rpm rhel5	libxml2	-	-
rpm rhel6	libxml2	<0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1	0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1

Aliases

1. CVE-2016-36272. NVD-2016-36273. OSV-2016-36274. OSV-DEBIAN-2016-36275. GCVE-2016-36276. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2016-3627

References

1. https://github.com/Oneton429/CVE-2016-3627

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