Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in libxml2's htmlParseNameComplex Function

Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in libxml2's htmlParseNameComplex Function

CVE-2016-2073 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted XML document.

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