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TI-2016-03077 Aliases CVE-2016-3627GHSA-2xwf-cg9m-5547

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-674Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.07025 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.9.3Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_core_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.9.3 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_core_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*3.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*3.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:2957 Released 2016-12-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP 2.4.23 Release
    • Red Hat JBoss Core Services
  • RHSA-2016:1292 Released 2016-06-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    libxml2 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libxml2-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1, libxml2-python-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libxml2-devel-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1, libxml2-static-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libxml2-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1, libxml2-python-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libxml2-devel-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1, libxml2-static-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libxml2-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1, libxml2-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1.ppc, libxml2-devel-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3.ppc, libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libxml2-static-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libxml2-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1, libxml2-devel-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1, libxml2-python-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3, libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libxml2-static-2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7_2.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Core ServicesAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1292
Red Hat JBoss Core ServicesFixed RHSA-2016:2957

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3627
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xwf-cg9m-5547

References

Patch 5

Advisory 9

Other 2

Sources

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