CVE-2016-9318
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · XML external entity (XXE)
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726Patch
- https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94347Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/Advisory