CVE-2016-4571
The mxml_write_node function in mxml-file.c in mxml 2.9, 2.7, and possibly earlier allows remote...
CVE-2016-4571 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Debian Linux, published February 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in mxml 2.9-2.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4571- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4571- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5557 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5557- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5m9-xhw7-f4vr
The mxml_write_node function in mxml-file.c in mxml 2.9, 2.7, and possibly earlier allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r5m9-xhw7-f4vr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-4571- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-4571
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4571- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0103 No score
Updated mxml packages fix security vulnerability
Two stack exhaustion issues based on uncontrolled recursion were found in mxml. A maliciously crafted xml file can cause the application to crash.
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Recursion using mxmlDelete at mxml-node.c:217 (reproducer is stack-exhaustion-1.xml CVE-2016-4570).
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Recursion using mxml_write_node at mxml-file.c:2739 (reproducer is stack-exhaustion-2.xml CVE-2016-4571).
- Record
MGASA-2017-0103- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10530-1 No score
libmxml1-2.10-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libmxml1-2.10-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10530-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:3060-1 No score
Security update for mxml
This update for mxml fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2016-4570, CVE-2016-4571: stack exhaustion parsing xml files using mxml (bsc#979205, bsc#979206)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:3060-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mxmlDebian:12 |
before 2.9-2 | 2.9-2 |
mxmlDebian:13 |
before 2.9-2 | 2.9-2 |
mxmlDebian:14 |
before 2.9-2 | 2.9-2 |
mxmlDebian:8 |
before 2.6-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions 2.6-2 |
2.6-2+deb8u1 |
mxmlMageia:5 |
before 2.7-6.1.mga5 | 2.7-6.1.mga5 |
mxmlSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 2.5-24.3.1 | 2.5-24.3.1 |
mxmlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7-12.9-0ubuntu12.9-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/16
securityfocus.com/bid/90315
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334648
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4571
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5m9-xhw7-f4vr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4571
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0103.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20593
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-03/msg00081.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/276
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20173060-1
bugzilla.suse.com/979205
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4571
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4571