CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-1762
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-03-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119, CWE-122
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.
Affected configurations
• 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 8.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• xmlsoft libxml2 (< 2.9.4)
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.2
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.3
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.2
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.3
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.4
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.5
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.2
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.3
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0
• mcafee web gateway (<= 7.5.2.10)
• mcafee web gateway (> 7.5.2.11 <= 7.6.2.3)
Related
References
- 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 Mailing List, Vendor 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671 Exploit, Issue Tracking, 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 Patch, Third Party 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 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206171 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party 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 Mailing List, Vendor 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671 Exploit, Issue Tracking, 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 Patch, Third Party 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 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206171 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory