CVE-2016-9598

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLIBXML2JBoss Core Services

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

libxml2, as used in Red Hat JBoss Core Services, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a missing fix for CVE-2016-4483.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.9.4
Affected range stops below 2.9.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1408306

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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