Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.78% (82nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2-2066709
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 23 May 2016
Introduced: 23 May 2016
CVE-2016-1762 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7
libxml2
to version 0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2
package and not the libxml2
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
- https://support.apple.com/HT206171
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1762
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1