CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-9318

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2016-11-16 Modified 2026-10-14 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2016-11-16
Last modified
2026-10-14
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-611

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• xmlsoft libxml2 (<= 2.9.4) • canonical ubuntu linux 12.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 14.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 16.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 18.04

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness

References