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CVE-2016-9598

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

libxml2, as used in Red Hat JBoss Core Services, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a missing fix for CVE-2016-4483.

Affected products

• RedHat Jboss Core Services: all versions
• xmlsoft libxml2: before 2.9.4 — fixed in 2.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xmlsoft libxml2 2.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1408306
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1408306

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