Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20169596000
Revision Date:2018-08-16Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-9596 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:libxml2, as used in Red Hat JBoss Core Services and when in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-3627.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-9596
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'libxml2' package in xenial is not affected.
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