CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4571
mxml: CVE-2016-4571
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.59% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mxml | sid | 4.0.6-3 | fixed |
| Debian | mxml | forky | 4.0.6-3 | fixed |
| Debian | mxml | trixie | 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | mxml | bookworm | 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mxml | 16.04 | 2.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mxml | 16.04 | 2.9-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mxml | 16.04 | 2.9-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mxml | source | sid | 2.9-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [825855] |
| Debian | mxml | source | forky | 2.9-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [825855] |
| Debian | mxml | source | trixie | 2.9-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [825855] |
| Debian | mxml | source | bookworm | 2.9-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [825855] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libmxml1]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
- [libmxml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libmxml1]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
3.3.1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · 13
3.3.1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · 13
- [libmxml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
3.3.1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · 13
3.3.1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9-2dsa · mxml · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_3060-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4571]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4571]
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