Improper input validation in Hp Icewall_federation_agent
CVE-2016-3705
The (1) xmlParserEntityCheck and (2) xmlParseAttValueComplex functions in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.3 do not properly keep track of the recursion depth, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption…
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.009 (75.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Hp Icewall_federation_agent — versions 3.0
- Hp Icewall_file_manager — versions 3.0
- Xmlsoft Libxml2 — versions 2.9.3
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 20160503 CVE-2016-3627 CVE-2016-3705: libxml2: stack overflow in xml validator (parser) (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1446 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1298 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:1292 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- DSA-3593 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- USN-2994-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3705?
- CVE-2016-3705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hp Icewall_federation_agent, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3705?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3705 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.