6.5med
CVE-2016-9596
libxml2, as used in Red Hat JBoss Core Services and when in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
libxml2, as used in Red Hat JBoss Core Services and when in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-3627.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1408302 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9596
- NVD: CVE-2016-9596
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