Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Source:
MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Source:
MITRE
Severity
CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID |
CWE Name |
Source |
| CWE-20 |
Improper Input Validation |
NIST
|
Change History
15 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/18/2018 1:18:06 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/4/2018 9:30:53 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
8/31/2017 9:29:24 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
5/11/2017 9:29:00 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17535578/index.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000066.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://support.cybozu.com/ja-jp/article/9735 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
2/28/2017 9:59:02 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/27/2016 9:59:31 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/28/2016 3:18:09 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90865 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by Source -
9/22/2016 10:00:16 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html |
CVE Modified by Source -
9/8/2016 10:01:14 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html |
CVE Modified by Source -
8/16/2016 10:01:05 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709 |
CVE Modified by Source -
7/22/2016 9:59:58 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://support.apple.com/HT206899 |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://support.apple.com/HT206901 |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://support.apple.com/HT206902 |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://support.apple.com/HT206903 |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://support.apple.com/HT206904 |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://support.apple.com/HT206905 |
CVE Modified by Source -
7/13/2016 10:02:29 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 |
CVE Modified by Source -
6/20/2016 9:59:56 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722 |
Modified Analysis -
6/10/2016 5:53:49 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Configuration 3
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-20 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=b1d34de46a11323fccffa9fadeb33be670d602f5 No Types Assigned |
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=b1d34de46a11323fccffa9fadeb33be670d602f5 Advisory |
Initial CVE Analysis -
6/9/2016 2:09:37 PM