UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4571
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571
Upstream
Published
2017-02-03T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:45:46Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The mxmlwritenode function in mxml-file.c in mxml 2.9, 2.7, and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / mxml

Package

Name
mxml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mxml@2.9-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.7-1
2.9-0ubuntu1
2.9-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9-0ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libmxml-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9-0ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libmxml1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571.json"