CVE-2016-3627: Improper Input Validation

May 17, 2016 (updated October 30, 2018)

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2, 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3627

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