CVE-2016-2073

CWE-119 — Buffer OverflowCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation13 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Xmlsoft Libxml2Canonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Debian Linux
Timeline
PublishedFeb 12
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDxmlsoft/libxml2< 2.9.4
▶Debianlibxml2< 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1+3
▶Ubuntulibxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-4m8g-g68p-w333: The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser↗2022-05-13
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OSV
libxml2 vulnerabilities↗2016-06-06
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CVEList
CVE-2016-2073: The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser↗2016-02-12
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OSV
CVE-2016-2073: The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser↗2016-02-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
libxml2 vulnerabilities↗2016-06-06
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Red Hat
libxml2: out-of-bounds read in htmlParseNameComplex()↗2016-01-25
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Debian
CVE-2016-2073: libxml2 - The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to...↗2016
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💬Community

5
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8806 libxml2: heap-buffer overread in dict.c↗2016-02-04
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2073 mingw-libxml2: libxml2: out-of-bounds read in htmlParseNameComplex() [epel-7]↗2016-01-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2073 mingw-libxml2: libxml2: out-of-bounds read in htmlParseNameComplex() [fedora-all]↗2016-01-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2073 libxml2: out-of-bounds read in htmlParseNameComplex()↗2016-01-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2073 libxml2: out-of-bounds read in htmlParseNameComplex() [fedora-all]↗2016-01-26
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CVE-2016-2073 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | The htmlParseNameComplex function i | cvebase.io