vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-3627: Security patch for libxml2 (ALAS-2016-719)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 17, 2016 | Jul 14, 2016 | Feb 2, 2018 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 17, 2016
Added
Jul 14, 2016
Modified
Feb 2, 2018
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libxml2
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