CVE-2016-9318 Information

Description

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94347 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726 https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8