Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:17025XML External Entity (XXE)
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
libxml2 is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE). The vulnerability exists as the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c does not provide sufficient sanitization.
References
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17535578/index.html
jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000066.html
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/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90865
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/security/updates/classification/#important
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=b1d34de46a11323fccffa9fadeb33be670d602f5
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
support.cybozu.com/ja-jp/article/9735
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Related
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P