CVE-2016-1762

HIGH

libxml2 <2.9.4 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

References (22)

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] http://xmlsoft.org/news.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292

[Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206166

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206167

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206168

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206169

... and 2 more

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0858

EPSS Percentile 92.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-119 CWE-122

Status draft

Affected Products (30)

apple/safari < 9.1

apple/iphone_os < 9.3

apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.4

apple/tvos < 9.2

apple/watchos < 2.2

debian/debian_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

xmlsoft/libxml2 < 2.9.4

redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop

redhat/enterprise_linux_server

... and 15 more

Timeline

Published Mar 24, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026