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CVE-2016-4448: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

June 9, 2016 (updated December 27, 2019)

Format string vulnerability in libxml2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4448

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.9.3

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Source file

nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-4448.yml

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