CVE-2016-9596 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service via crafted XML documents in libxml2 when running in recovery mode, affecting JBoss Core Services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9596?
CVE-2016-9596 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, published on 16 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9596?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Jboss Core Services, Xmlsoft Libxml2.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xmlsoft Libxml2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ch7x-55jf-9fgx.