CVE-2016-4448

Critical

Published: 09/06/2016(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A format string vulnerability in libxml2 before version 2.9.4 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access or execution of malicious code, posing a serious security threat to systems using libxml2.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the libxml2 library to version 2.9.4 or later to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors.