Vulnerability in HP Icewall Federation Agent
CVE-2016-3627
The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.070 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.070 · newest: 0.070 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Icewall Federation Agent — versions 3.0
- HP Icewall File Manager — versions 3.0
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
- Oracle Vm Server — versions 3.3, 3.4
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/10 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Third Party Advisory)
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index (Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00127.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00055.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3627?
- CVE-2016-3627 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP Icewall Federation Agent, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3627?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3627 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.