CVE-2016-9597
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CVE-2016-9597 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. It was found that Red Hat JBoss Core Services erratum RHSA-2016:2957 for CVE-2016-3705 did not actually include the fix for the issue found in libxml2, making it vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to a Stack Overflow. This is a regression CVE for the same issue as CVE-2016-3705.. EPSS estimates a 4.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was found that Red Hat JBoss Core Services erratum RHSA-2016:2957 for CVE-2016-3705 did not actually include the fix for the issue found in libxml2, making it vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to a Stack Overflow. This is a regression CVE for the same issue as CVE-2016-3705.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.9.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Hp | Icewall Federation Agent | 3.0 |
| Hp | Icewall File Manager | 3.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98567Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98567Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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