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CVE-2016-3627

Published: May 17, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-674
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
7.1%
Top 6.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-674

Affected Products

n/an/a
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
icewall federation agenthp
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
icewall file managerhp
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
hpcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hewlett packard, hpe
and 12 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10
seclists.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
oracle.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157239
h20566.www2.hpe.com
and 18 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 17, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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