ghsa-7v3g-4pq5-c565
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:16
Modified
2022-05-14 01:16
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-1840"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-05-20T10:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.",
  "id": "GHSA-7v3g-4pq5-c565",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:16:29Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:16:29Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1840"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757711"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=cbb271655cadeb8dbb258a64701d9a3a0c4835b4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10170"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206564"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206566"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206567"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206568"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://xmlsoft.org/news.html"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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