XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
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Information
Published : 2016-06-09 16:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-4449
Mitre link : CVE-2016-4449
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4449
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Products Affected
xmlsoft
- libxml2
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation