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CVE-2016-4609

Published: 22 July 2016

libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4607, CVE-2016-4608, CVE-2016-4610, and CVE-2016-4612.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
per Nick Wellnhofer, possibly one of these commits:
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=ef7429bb4f1433726cc8fc4fe3d134d8a439fab1
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=93bb314768aafaffad1df15bbee10b7c5423e283
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=8b90c9a699e0eaa98bbeec63a473ddc73aaa238c
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=87c3d9ea214fc0503fd8130b6dd97431d69cc066
sbeattie
given the above, these were fixed in the upstream 1.1.29
release
incorporated patches into USN 3271-1

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxslt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (1.1.26-8ubuntu1.4)
trusty
Released (1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1)
upstream
Released (1.1.29-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(1.1.29-1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(1.1.29-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H