CVE-2016-9597 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

It was found that Red Hat JBoss Core Services erratum RHSA-2016:2957 for CVE-2016-3705 did not actually include the fix for the issue found in libxml2, making it vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to a Stack Overflow. This is a regression CVE for the same issue as CVE-2016-3705.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Xmlsoft	Libxml2	2.9.3
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Hp	Icewall Federation Agent	3.0
Hp	Icewall File Manager	3.0
Opensuse	Leap	42.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674 CWE-119

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98567Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9597Issue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98567Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9597Issue Tracking

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-9597?

CVE-2016-9597 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). It was found that Red Hat JBoss Core Services erratum RHSA-2016:2957 for CVE-2016-3705 did not actually include the fix for the issue found in libxml2, making it vulnerable to a Denial of Service atta...

How severe is CVE-2016-9597?

CVE-2016-9597 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9597?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Xmlsoft Libxml2, Debian Debian Linux, Hp Icewall Federation Agent, Hp Icewall File Manager.