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CVE-2016-3627
Published: May 17, 2016
Modified: Dec 4, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20160503 CVE-2016-3627 CVE-2016-3705: libxml2: stack overflow in xml validator (parser)
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2016:1446
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2016:1298
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2016:1292
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20160321 CVE request: Stack exhaustion in libxml2 parsing xml files in recover mode
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-3593
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
1035335
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-2994-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
84992
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2016:2957
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
GLSA-201701-37
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[oss-security] 20160321 Re: CVE request: Stack exhaustion in libxml2 parsing xml files in recover mode
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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