CVE-2016-9596 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-9596?

CVE-2016-9596 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9596?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Jboss Core Services, Xmlsoft Libxml2.

Vulnerability Description

libxml2, as used in Red Hat JBoss Core Services and when in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-3627.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Jboss Core Services	-
Xmlsoft	Libxml2	< 2.9.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1408302Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1408302Issue Tracking

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-9596?

CVE-2016-9596 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). libxml2, as used in Red Hat JBoss Core Services and when in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: this v...

How severe is CVE-2016-9596?

CVE-2016-9596 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9596?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Jboss Core Services, Xmlsoft Libxml2.