CVE-2016-1683 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-1683

numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome...

Vulnerability Description

numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libxslt, ubuntu linux, debian linux, leap, opensuse, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, linux enterprise, chrome
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0, 42.1, 13.2, 6.0, 12.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 5th, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.