Security Advisory

CVE-2016-3627

7.5
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.
Published Date May 17, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory