{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571","details":"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.","modified":"2025-10-24T04:45:46Z","published":"2017-02-03T15:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-4571"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4571"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/8"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4571"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mxml","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mxml@2.9-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.7-1","2.9-0ubuntu1","2.9-0ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.9-0ubuntu2","binary_name":"libmxml-dev"},{"binary_version":"2.9-0ubuntu2","binary_name":"libmxml1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4571.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}