CVE-2016-1840
Published on: 05/20/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:05 PM UTC
Certain versions of Iphone Os from Apple contain the following vulnerability:
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.
- CVE-2016-1840 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.8 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
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---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE | REQUIRED | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
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UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 6.8 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | MEDIUM | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | PARTIAL | PARTIAL |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 - Apple Support | Vendor Advisory support.apple.com text/html |
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Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-2 iOS 9.3.2 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory lists.apple.com text/html |
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USN-2994-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory lists.apple.com text/html |
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Bug 757711: heap-buffer-overflow in xmlFAParsePosCharGroup... (cbb27165) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab | Patch Third Party Advisory git.gnome.org text/html |
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3593-1 libxml2 | Third Party Advisory www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html |
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Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 | Third Party Advisory web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Apple iOS Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service and Let Remote and Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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Apple - Lists.apple.com | Mailing List Vendor Advisory lists.apple.com text/html |
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[R7] LCE 4.8.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable™ | Third Party Advisory www.tenable.com text/html |
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About the security content of tvOS 9.2.1 - Apple Support | Vendor Advisory support.apple.com text/html |
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McAfee Security Bulletin: McAfee Web Gateway update fixes several vulnerabilities related to xml parsing | Patch Third Party Advisory kc.mcafee.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | Third Party Advisory access.redhat.com text/html |
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Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 | Third Party Advisory web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Releases | Release Notes Vendor Advisory xmlsoft.org text/xml |
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libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-37) — Gentoo security | Third Party Advisory security.gentoo.org text/html |
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APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-3 watchOS 2.2.1 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory lists.apple.com text/html |
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About the security content of iOS 9.3.2 - Apple Support | Vendor Advisory support.apple.com text/html |
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About the security content of watchOS 2.2.1 - Apple Support | Vendor Advisory support.apple.com text/html |
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Bug 757711 – heap-buffer-overflow in xmlFAParsePosCharGroup | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory bugzilla.gnome.org text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | Third Party Advisory web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 | Third Party Advisory www.oracle.com text/html |
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Apple | Tvos | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Apple | Tvos | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Apple | Watchos | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Apple | Watchos | 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 | 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 |
Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
Application | Mcafee | Web Gateway | All | All | All | All |
Application | Mcafee | Web Gateway | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.2 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.3 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.4 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.2 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.3 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.4 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.2 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.3 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.4 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.2 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.3 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.4 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.2 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.3 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.2 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.3 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Application | Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | All | All | All | All |
Application | Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
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