CVE-2016-9318
Description
libxml2 2.9.4 and earlier, as used in XMLSec 1.2.23 and earlier and other products, does not offer a flag directly indicating that the current document may be read but other files may not be opened, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.9.10+dfsg-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.9.10+dfsg-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.9.10+dfsg-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.9.10+dfsg-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.9.10+dfsg-2 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 18.04 | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94347
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726
- https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9318.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9318
CWEs
CWE-611
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.