CVE-2016-2073

Publication date 12 February 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libxml2 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.15

Notes

mdeslaur

this is a dupe of CVE-2016-1839

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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