Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-503-1 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3593-1 | libxml2 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-5470 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2994-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.437Z
Reserved: 2016-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-4483
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-04-11T16:59:00.220
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-4483
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN