cve-2016-9318
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-11-16 00:00
Modified
2024-08-06 02:50
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
0.32% (0.7058)
Summary
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.
Impacted products
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