Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-4447 is a libxml2 crash bug. If software parses a specially crafted XML-related file with vulnerable libxml2 code, the application can crash. The business impact is availability, not confirmed data theft or code execution in the provided sources. Exposure is most likely where applications, operating systems, or appliances use libxml2 before 2.9.4 and parse untrusted XML or files containing XML declarations. The bundle does not provide a complete affected-product matrix. Treat as a normal-priority availability fix unless a critical service parses untrusted XML. Patch through standard OS and application dependency channels, with higher urgency for internet-facing file ingestion paths. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor libxml2 security updates for affected systems.; Upgrade libxml2 to a non-vulnerable vendor-supported release.; Prioritize services that parse untrusted XML or uploaded files..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2016:1292CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- DSA-3593CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=00906759053986b8079985644172085f74331f83CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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