CVE-2016-3627
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- May 17, 2016
- Updated
- Dec 4, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 21, 2016
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 20160503 CVE-2016-3627 CVE-2016-3705: libxml2: stack overflow in xml validator (parser)mailing-list
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1446vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1298vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1292vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160321 CVE request: Stack exhaustion in libxml2 parsing xml files in recover modemailing-list
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- DSA-3593vendor-advisory
- 1035335vdb-entry
- USN-2994-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- 84992vdb-entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- RHSA-2016:2957vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201701-37vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160321 Re: CVE request: Stack exhaustion in libxml2 parsing xml files in recover modemailing-list
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