Name: CVE-2016-4570: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-4570, CWE-400, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00808

The mxmlDelete function in mxml-node.c in mxml 2.9, 2.7, and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade mxml	Feb 20, 2019	Feb 3, 2017
Suse	—	Upgrade libmxml1Upgrade mxml	Mar 28, 2017	Feb 3, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Feb 3, 2017

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CVSS Details

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