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CVE-2016-4571

The mxml_write_node function in mxml-file.c in mxml 2.9, 2.7, and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file.

Published

2017-02-03T15:59:00.367

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mini-xml_project	mini-xml	≤ 2.7	Yes
Application	mini-xml_project	mini-xml	2.9	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90315 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334648 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/16 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90315 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334648 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)