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7.5high

CVE-2016-4483

The xmlBufAttrSerializeTxtContent function in xmlsave.c in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.0%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

The xmlBufAttrSerializeTxtContent function in xmlsave.c in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a non-UTF-8 attribute value, related to serialization. NOTE: this vulnerability may be a duplicate of CVE-2016-3627.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/8 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • git.gnome.org /browse/libxml2/commit/?id=c97750d11bb8b6f3303e7131fe526a61ac65bcfd · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/90013 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • tenable.com /security/tns-2016-18 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3593 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-37 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036348 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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