CVE-2016-1835

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1835
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-20 10:59:49 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities related to xml parsing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
Apple iOS Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service and Let Remote and Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Heap use-after-free in xmlSAX2AttributeNs (38eae571) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
Releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xmlsoft.org
USN-2994-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-2 iOS 9.3.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Bug 759020 – Heap use-after-free in xmlSAX2AttributeNs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3593-1 libxml2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
About the security content of iOS 9.3.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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