CVE-2016-4571 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting mxml versions 2.7 and 2.9, including their Debian distributions. A remote attacker can trigger a stack consumption error by providing a specially crafted XML file to the mxml_write_node function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mini-xml_project:mini-xml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mini-xml_project:mini-xml:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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