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CVE-2016-9597

libxml2: stack overflow before detecting invalid XML file (unfixed CVE-2016-3705 in JBCS)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 3, 2016

Updated · September 21, 2026

Description

It was found that Red Hat JBoss Core Services erratum RHSA-2016:2957 for CVE-2016-3705 did not actually include the fix for the issue found in libxml2, making it vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to a Stack Overflow. This is a regression CVE for the same issue as CVE-2016-3705.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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-674 · Uncontrolled Recursion