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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-1839

CVE-2016-1839

MEDIUM5.5

The xmlDictAddString function in libxml2 before 2

Published May 20, 2016

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1

http://xmlsoft.org/news.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758605

https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a820dbeac29d330bae4be05d9ecd939ad6b4aa33

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37

https://support.apple.com/HT206564

https://support.apple.com/HT206566

https://support.apple.com/HT206567

https://support.apple.com/HT206568

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1839

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

5.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

5.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMay 20, 2016

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2016-1839 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence