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Vulnerability details: VCID-9ast-t7b4-aaaj
Vulnerability ID VCID-9ast-t7b4-aaaj
Aliases CVE-2016-2073
Summary Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted XML document.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
generic_textual Low http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2073.html
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rhbs medium https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301928
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8806
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1762
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1833
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1834
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1835
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1836
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1837
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1838
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1839
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1840
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2073
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3627
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3705
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4447
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4449
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4483
cvssv2 4.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
cvssv3 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
generic_textual CRITICAL https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
generic_textual Low https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2994-1
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
generic_textual HIGH https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
generic_textual Low http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/6
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
generic_textual HIGH http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2073.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2073.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2073
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8806
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1762
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1833
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1834
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1835
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1836
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1837
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1838
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1839
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1840
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2073
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3627
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3705
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4447
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4449
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4483
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2994-1
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/26/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85267
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035011
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
1301928 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301928
812807 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=812807
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-2073 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
USN-2994-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2994-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2073
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.80959
EPSS Score 0.00761
Published At Dec. 17, 2024, midnight
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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