libxml2: multiple vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | libxml2 | CVE #(s): | CVE-2015-8806 CVE-2016-2073 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created: | June 3, 2016 | Updated: | June 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | From the CVE entries: CVE-2015-8806 - dict.c in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via an unexpected character immediately after the "<!DOCTYPE html" substring in a crafted HTML document. CVE-2016-2073 - The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted XML document. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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