CVE-2016-1762

libxml2: Heap-based buffer-overread in xmlNextChar

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 23, 2016

Updated · September 21, 2026

Description

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow