CVE-2016-1683

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1683
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-05 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:30:00 UTC
Descriptionnumbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 12.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 12.0 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-07) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
About the security content of iCloud for Windows 5.2.1 - Apple Support support.apple.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 tvOS 9.2.2 APPLE lists.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 iOS 9.3.3 APPLE lists.apple.com
Apple iTunes APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
About the security content of iOS 9.3.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: mingw-libxslt-1.1.33-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 lists.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6 iTunes 12.4.2 lists.apple.com
1340016 – (CVE-2016-1683) CVE-2016-1683 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds access in libxslt bugzilla.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3 watchOS 2.2.2 APPLE lists.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1496-1: important: Security update lists.opensuse.org
About the security content of watchOS 2.2.2 - Apple Support support.apple.com
Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Lets Remote Users Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1433-1: important: Security update lists.opensuse.org
Google Chrome Prior to 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3590-1 chromium-browser www.debian.org
Fix xsltNumberFormatGetMultipleLevel (d182d8f6) · Commits · GNOME / libxslt · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org
About the security content of tvOS 9.2.2 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3605-1 libxslt www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: mingw-libxslt-1.1.33-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
About the security content of iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows - Apple Support support.apple.com
Issue 583156 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail crbug.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1430-1: important: Security update lists.opensuse.org
USN-2992-1: Oxide vulnerabilities | Ubuntu www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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