CVE-2016-3627 (GCVE-0-2016-3627)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-17 14:00 – Updated: 2025-12-04 17:11
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
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