ghsa-qf4r-q9wc-m8w7
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:15
Modified
2022-05-14 01:15
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

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.

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{
   affected: [],
   aliases: [
      "CVE-2016-4447",
   ],
   database_specific: {
      cwe_ids: [
         "CWE-119",
      ],
      github_reviewed: false,
      github_reviewed_at: null,
      nvd_published_at: "2016-06-09T16:59:00Z",
      severity: "HIGH",
   },
   details: "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.",
   id: "GHSA-qf4r-q9wc-m8w7",
   modified: "2022-05-14T01:15:22Z",
   published: "2022-05-14T01:15:22Z",
   references: [
      {
         type: "ADVISORY",
         url: "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4447",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2957",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4447",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1338686",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=00906759053986b8079985644172085f74331f83",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206899",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206901",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206902",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206903",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206904",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206905",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
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         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html",
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      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html",
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      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html",
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      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2",
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      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html",
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      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html",
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         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90864",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://xmlsoft.org/news.html",
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   schema_version: "1.4.0",
   severity: [
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         score: "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
         type: "CVSS_V3",
      },
   ],
}


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