The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-503-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3593-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4726 The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2994-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.486Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3705

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-17T14:08:04.593

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3705

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3705 - Bugzilla

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