Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9597
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-9597
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9597
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 34 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9597
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9597
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
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The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9597
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9597
1408305 – (CVE-2016-9597) CVE-2016-9597 libxml2: stack overflow before detecting invalid XML file (unfixed CVE-2016-3705 in JBCS)Issue Tracking
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98567
libxml2 CVE-2016-9597 Incomplete Fix Stack Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityVDB Entry;Third Party Advisory
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