Denial of Service Vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Core Services
CVE-2016-9597

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Libxml2
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 July 2018

What is CVE-2016-9597?

The vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Core Services stems from a flaw in libxml2 that was not appropriately patched in erratum RHSA-2016:2957. This oversight leaves the system vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack resulting from a Stack Overflow. Consequently, attackers may exploit this flaw to disrupt service availability. Organizations should take immediate steps to address this vulnerability to maintain the integrity and operational continuity of their systems.

Affected Version(s)

libxml2 all

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98567
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9597
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2016-9597 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Core Services