DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2073

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2073
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2073.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2073
Upstream
Published
2016-02-12T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-30T03:54:38Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted XML document.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}