CVE-2016-4448

critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors.

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1338700

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90856

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

https://www.tenable.com/blog/critical-vulnerability-fixes-available-for-juniper-devices

https://support.apple.com/HT206905

https://support.apple.com/HT206904

https://support.apple.com/HT206903

https://support.apple.com/HT206902

https://support.apple.com/HT206901

https://support.apple.com/HT206899

https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=502f6a6d08b08c04b3ddfb1cd21b2f699c1b7f5b

https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=4472c3a5a5b516aaf59b89be602fbce52756c3e9

http://xmlsoft.org/news.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-06-09

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02175