CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-1836
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-05-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlDictComputeFastKey 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 via a crafted XML document.
Affected configurations
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• debian debian linux 8.0
• apple iphone os (< 9.3.2)
• apple mac os x (< 10.11.5)
• apple tvos (< 9.2.1)
• apple watchos (< 2.2.1)
• 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
• xmlsoft libxml2 (< 2.9.4)
• mcafee web gateway (>= 7.5.0.0 <= 7.5.2.10)
• mcafee web gateway (>= 7.6.0.0 <= 7.6.2.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List, Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.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/90691 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 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=759398 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=45752d2c334b50016666d8f0ec3691e2d680f0a0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List, Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.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/90691 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 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=759398 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=45752d2c334b50016666d8f0ec3691e2d680f0a0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory