USN-3235-1: libxml2 Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-3235-1 is a vulnerability in libxml2 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3Timeline
- 16-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 22-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libxml2 vulnerabilities It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled format strings. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4448) It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4658) Nick Wellnhofer discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5131)
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Public exploits
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Weaknesses
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Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- libxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.9 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2
1 vendor · 1 product