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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-1839
The xmlDictAddString function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in...
Vulnerability Description
The xmlDictAddString function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) 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
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758605
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a820dbeac29d330bae4be05d9ecd939ad6b4aa33
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
iphone os, mac os x, tvos, watchos, ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, web gateway, libxml2
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.5, 7.5.0.0, 7.6.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 20th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.