The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references.
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DLA-503-1 | libxml2 security update |
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DSA-3593-1 | libxml2 security update |
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EUVD-2016-4726 | The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references. |
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USN-2994-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.486Z
Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-3705

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-05-17T14:08:04.593
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-3705


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