CVE-2016-1762
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Mar 24, 2016
- Updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 13, 2016
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- RHSA-2016:1292vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- DSA-3593vendor-advisory
- 1035353vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1vendor-advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671
- USN-2994-1vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2vendor-advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602
- https://support.apple.com/HT206171
- RHSA-2016:2957vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- 85059vdb-entry
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