CVE-2016-1835
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-05-20 10:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:10
Severity ?
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
product-security@apple.comhttp://xmlsoft.org/news.html
product-security@apple.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
product-security@apple.comhttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759020
product-security@apple.comhttps://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=38eae571111db3b43ffdeb05487c9f60551906fb
product-security@apple.comhttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206567Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206568Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Impacted products
n/an/a
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  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.