CVE-2016-4449

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.1)—
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4, when not in validating mode, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS

Versión: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.66%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 76
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)

Canonical — Ubuntu Linux Debian — Debian Linux Xmlsoft — Libxml2
CWE

CWE-20
Referencias

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