High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3705
CVE-2016-3705
Description
The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references.
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Affected products
43- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- osv-coords33 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libxml2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-libxml2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1
< 2.9.4-1.22+ 32 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-1.22
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.6-0.44.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-24.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
16- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00055.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00127.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/89854nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292nvd
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593nvd
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18nvd
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