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CVE-2016-4449

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Score
7.1 high
Published
2016-06-09
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
textproc/linux-c7-libxml2linux-c7-libxml22.9.1_4unaddressedemulation@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>linux-c7-libxml2</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the
	xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before
	2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers
	to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource
	consumption) via unspecified vectors.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2016-4449</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4449</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2016-06-09</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>