CVE-2016-1762
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.4%
Description
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.
How to fix CVE-2016-1762
To remediate CVE-2016-1762, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1762 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |