Description
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.
Published: 2016-06-09
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-503-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3593-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5436 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2994-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90864 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=00906759053986b8079985644172085f74331f83 cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4447 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206899 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206901 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206902 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206903 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206904 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206905 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4447 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 cve-icon cve-icon
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.110Z

Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4447

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-09T16:59:05.707

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4447

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-05-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4447 - Bugzilla

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