7.5
CVE-2016-3705
- EPSS 1.03%
- Published 17.05.2016 14:08:04
- Last modified 12.04.2025 10:46:40
- Source secalert@redhat.com
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The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version12.04 SwEditionlts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version14.04 SwEditionlts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version15.10
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version16.04 SwEditionlts
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version8.0
Hp ≫ Icewall Federation Agent Version3.0
Hp ≫ Icewall File Manager Version3.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 1.03% | 0.767 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 5 | 10 | 2.9 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.