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CVE-2016-4571

medium

Description

The mxml_write_node function in mxml-file.c in mxml 2.9, 2.7, and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334648

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90315

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/14

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/16

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-03

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00808