High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2016· Updated May 6, 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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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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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