CVE-2016-1684

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1684
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-05 23:59:13 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionnumbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles the i format token for xsl:number data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or resource consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Issue 583171 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 crbug.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: mingw-libxslt-1.1.33-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3590-1 chromium-browser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 iOS 9.3.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1430-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
About the security content of tvOS 9.2.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
About the security content of iOS 9.3.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3605-1 libxslt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Google Chrome Prior to 51.0.2704.63 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-07) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 tvOS 9.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of iCloud for Windows 5.2.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6 iTunes 12.4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3 watchOS 2.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
1340017 – (CVE-2016-1684) CVE-2016-1684 chromium-browser: integer overflow in libxslt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1433-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1496-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Lower and upper bound for format token "i" (91d0540a) · Commits · GNOME / libxslt · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
About the security content of watchOS 2.2.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Lets Remote Users Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
USN-2992-1: Oxide vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: mingw-libxslt-1.1.33-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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