VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-3627
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability7.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory