XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
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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-2016-5438 | XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors. |
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USN-2994-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.361Z
Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-4449

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-06-09T16:59:07.800
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-4449


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