libxml2 - xmlDictAddString Heap Based Buffer Overread

Exploit for linux platform in category dos / poc Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=637 The following crash due to a heap-based out-of-bounds memory read can be observed in an ASAN build of latest stable libxml2 2.9.3, released 4 days ago, by feeding a...

Out-of-bounds

The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read via a crafted XML document...

CVE-2016-2073

CVE-2016-2073 affects libxml2: a vulnerability in htmlParseNameComplex() can cause a heap-based buffer overflow / out-of-bounds read, leading to potential denial of service or code execution when processing a crafted XML file. The connected IBM/IBM Guards pages confirm the issue and list affected...

CVE-2016-2073

The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read via a crafted XML document...