CVE-2016-1834
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- May 20, 2016
- Updated
- Dec 4, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 13, 2016
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlStrncat 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fbbf5513d609c1770b391b99e33314cd0742704
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- RHSA-2016:1292vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- 90691vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=763071
- DSA-3593vendor-advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4vendor-advisory
- USN-2994-1vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-3vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- RHSA-2016:2957vendor-advisory
- 1035890vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-2vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-1vendor-advisory
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