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Vulnerability details: VCID-e47u-5zh7-aaad
Vulnerability ID VCID-e47u-5zh7-aaad
Aliases CVE-2016-9318
Summary libxml2 2.9.4 and earlier, as used in XMLSec 1.2.23 and earlier and other products, does not offer a flag directly indicating that the current document may be read but other files may not be opened, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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
System Score Found at
generic_textual Low http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-9318.html
rhas Important https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
cvssv3 6.7 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9318.json
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rhbs medium https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395609
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9318
cvssv2 6.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
generic_textual Low https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9318
cvssv3 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9318
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9318
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
generic_textual HIGH https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-1
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-2
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-9318.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9318.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9318
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9318
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94347
1395609 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395609
844581 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=844581
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CVE-2016-9318 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9318
RHSA-2018:2486 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9318.json
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: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.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: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9318
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9318
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9318
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 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
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 0.08959
EPSS Score 0.0004
Published At April 10, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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