CVE-2016-1840 (GCVE-0-2016-1840)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-20 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:10
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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https://support.apple.com/HT206567 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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https://support.apple.com/HT206566 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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https://support.apple.com/HT206564 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=c… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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https://support.apple.com/HT206568 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
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