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Ubuntu: USN-2994-1 (CVE-2016-4447): libxml2 vulnerabilities

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Jun 6, 2016

Added

Jun 6, 2016

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

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

ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2

References

CVE-2016-4447
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4447
CWE-119
DEBIAN-DLA-503-1
DEBIAN-DSA-3593
EUVD-EUVD-2016-5436
NVD-CVE-2016-4447
UBUNTU-USN-2994-1
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-5436

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