CVE-2016-9318
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.9%
libxml2 2.9.4 and earlier, as used in XMLSec 1.2.23 and earlier and other products, does not offer a flag directly indicating that the current document may be read but other files may not be opened, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 2.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 87th percentile
- Published
- 2016-11-16
- Updated
- 2026-10-14
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43165★ · 2026-10-12
Security advisories
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94347
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2