vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-4447: 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) | 2016-06-09 | 2016-07-14 | 2019-05-03 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
2016-06-09
Added
2016-07-14
Modified
2019-05-03
Description
The xmlParseElementDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer underread and application crash) via a crafted file, involving xmlParseName.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libxml2
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