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High
CVE-2016-4449
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in...
Vulnerability Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://support.cybozu.com/ja-jp/article/9735
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17535578/index.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000066.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90865
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=b1d34de46a11323fccffa9fadeb33be670d602f5
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899
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Vulnerable Versions:
8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 9th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.