CVE-2016-2073: Buffer Overflow
First published: Tue Jan 26 2016(Updated: )
An out-of-bounds read flaw was reported in libxml2's htmlParseNameComplex() function: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/199">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/199</a> A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when processed by an application linked against libxml2, could cause the application to disclose crash.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Xmlsoft Libxml2 | <2.9.4 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =15.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| debian/libxml2 | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3 |
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Reference Links
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2073
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301928
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1762
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1834
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3705
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4483
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1840
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1838
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1839
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8806
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1836
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4449
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1837
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1835
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4447
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1833
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3627
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=812807
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/199
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1301929
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1301930
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1301931
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1839
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1338703
- 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
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/6
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/26/8
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