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Echo: libxml2-2.9.1: security update to 2.9.1+e1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 476495

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The xmlParseElementDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows context-dependent attackers to
 cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer underread and application crash) via a crafted file,
 involving xmlParseName. (CVE-2016-4447)

Solution

Update the libxml2-2.9.1 library and its related packages to version 2.9.1+e1 or later.

See Also

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

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-4447

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 476495

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/21/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4447

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4447