dict.c in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via an unexpected character immediately after the "<!DOCTYPE html" substring in a crafted HTML document.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Jun 3, 2016 | Apr 13, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/libxml2. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-devel | Nov 19, 2019 | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/libxslt to version 1.1.28-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/libxml2-34 to version 2.9.4-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/libxml2-26 to version 2.9.4-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/libxsl-27 to version 1.1.28-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/libxml2 to version 2.9.4-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/libxsl-26 to version 1.1.28-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/libxml2-27 to version 2.9.4-0.175.3.11.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade libxml2-x86Upgrade sles12-docker-imageUpgrade libxml2-devel-32bitUpgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade python-libxml2Upgrade libxml2-toolsUpgrade libxml2-32bitUpgrade libxml2-2-32bitUpgrade libxml2-docUpgrade libxml2-2 | Jun 9, 2016 | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Jun 6, 2016 | Apr 13, 2016 |
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