CVE-2016-9318
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 87% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-611
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- canonical:ubuntu_linux
- xmlsoft:libxml2