CVE-2016-2073: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The htmlParseNameComplex function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted XML document.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 12.04 only; version 14.04 only; version 15.10 only; version 16.04 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Xmlsoft LIBXML2: before 2.9.4 (fixed in 2.9.4)

Published 2016-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.