MediumFix available
libxml2 — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libxml2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.9.10+dfsg-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2016-9318
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9318
libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.9.10+dfsg-2
libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.9.10+dfsg-2
libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.9.10+dfsg-2
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-14T11:47:26.009185869Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 316285,
"published_at": "2016-11-16T00:59:00.18+00:00"
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