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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2016-1762

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.

  • Published: Mar 24, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-1762
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.1
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

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