[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#812807: libxml2: CVE-2016-2073: out-of-bounds read in htmlParseNameComplex()

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libxml2
Version: 2.8.0+dfsg1-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libxml2.

CVE-2016-2073[0]:
Out-of-bounds Read in the libxml2's htmlParseNameComplex() function

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2073
[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301928

Currently there is no patch available for this issue in upstream git.

Regards,
Salvatore