CVE-2016-9598: Out-of-bounds Read

August 16, 2018 (updated November 16, 2020)

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.

References

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1408306
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9598

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