DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1762

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CVE-2016-1762
Published: 24 Mar 2016, 01:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
8.1 HIGH
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Mar 2016, 01:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•libxml2

    < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1

References (1)