The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-05-17T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-12-04T17:11:28.323Z

Reserved: 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3627

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.258Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-17T14:08:02.703

Modified: 2025-12-04T17:15:48.230

Link: CVE-2016-3627

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-03-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3627 - Bugzilla