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CVE-2016-1834

Published: 20 May 2016

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlStrncat 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxml2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.15)
trusty
Released (2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8)
upstream
Released (2.9.4)
wily
Released (2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.4)
xenial
Released (2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fbbf5513d609c1770b391b99e33314cd0742704

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H