CVE-2016-4571

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

The mxml_write_node function in mxml-file.c in mxml 2.9, 2.7, and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 8.0
Mini-Xml Project Mini-Xml: through 2.7; 2.9

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/14
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90315
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334648
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/14
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90315
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334648
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html

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