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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-9596 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 | RHSA-2018:2486 | 2018-08-16 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | Not affected |
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