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CVE-2016-1835
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4,...
Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML 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
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=38eae571111db3b43ffdeb05487c9f60551906fb
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759020
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, iphone os, mac os x, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 20th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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.