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CVE-2016-4447

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Date: June 9, 2016

The xmlParseElementDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer underread and application crash) via a crafted file, involving xmlParseName.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.0

Related Resources (32)

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html

Url: http://xmlsoft.org/news.html

Url: http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4447

Url: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206899

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206905

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206904

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206903

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html

Url: https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4447

Url: https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html

Url: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=00906759053986b8079985644172085f74331f83

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206902

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206901

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4447

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90864

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4447

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4447

Severity Score

5.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Top Fix

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CVSS v3

Base Score:	5.0
Attack Vector (AV):
Attack Complexity (AC):
Privileges Required (PR):
User Interaction (UI):
Scope (S):
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.3
Access Vector (AV):
Access Complexity (AC):
Authentication (AU):
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	LOW
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CVE-2016-4447

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Date: June 9, 2016

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (32)

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

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CVSS v3

CVSS v2

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