Name | CVE-2016-3627 |
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. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DLA-503-1, DSA-3593-1 |
Debian Bugs | 819006 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
---|---|---|---|
libxml2 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u17 | fixed |
stretch (security) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u7 | fixed | |
stretch (lts), stretch | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u11 | fixed | |
buster, buster (lts) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u9 | fixed | |
buster (security) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6 | fixed | |
bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 | fixed | |
bullseye (security) | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5 | fixed | |
bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 | fixed | |
sid, trixie | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
libxml2 | source | wheezy | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy6 | DLA-503-1 | ||
libxml2 | source | jessie | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u2 | DSA-3593-1 | ||
libxml2 | source | (unstable) | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 | 819006 |
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/bdd66182ef53fe1f7209ab6535fda56366bd7ac9 (v2.9.4)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/3
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=762100