Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:17023Denial Of Service (DoS)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
libxml2 is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability exists as the xmlParseElementDecl function can cause a heap-based buffer underread, causing a DoS attack.
References
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90864
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
xmlsoft.org/news.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2957
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4447
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1338686
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=00906759053986b8079985644172085f74331f83
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709
kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
support.apple.com/HT206899
support.apple.com/HT206901
support.apple.com/HT206902
support.apple.com/HT206903
support.apple.com/HT206904
support.apple.com/HT206905
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P