CVE-2016-2073

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    CVE-2016-2073

    Published: 12 Feb 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    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: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/6, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/26/7, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85267, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035011, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37, https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -bdec2183f34b37ee89ae1d330c6ad2bb4d76605f

    Affected versions

    CVE-2016-3627

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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