CVE-2016-4483
High
Description
The xmlBufAttrSerializeTxtContent function in xmlsave.c in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a non-UTF-8 attribute value, related to serialization. NOTE: this vulnerability may be a duplicate of CVE-2016-3627.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Xmlsoft Libxml2
PublishedApr 11, 2017
First seenApr 11, 2017
How to fix
Update
- xmlsoft libxml22.9.4 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| xmlsoft libxml2 | v < 2.9.4 | 2.9.4 |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0 | — |
| oracle solaris | 11.3 | — |
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