CVE-2016-5131

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5131
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-23 19:59:13 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-416 | n/a | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 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 9.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 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 Server 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
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3041-1: Oxide vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-09) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
623378 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 crbug.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-5 watchOS 3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Google Chrome Multiple Flaws Lets Remote Users Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Spoof URLs, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of iOS 10 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3637-1 chromium-browser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1869-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1865-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 1358641 – CVE-2016-5131 chromium-browser: use-after-free in libxml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
About the security content of tvOS 10 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1868-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-37) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
About the security content of watchOS 3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1918-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Google Chrome Prior to 52.0.2743.82 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 macOS Sierra 10.12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Apps Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-6 tvOS 10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Android Security Bulletin—May 2017  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-3 iOS 10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Issue 2127493002: Delete obsolete XPointer range-to function. - Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codereview.chromium.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377223 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for libxml2 (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0077)
  • 500346 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 504109 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxml2
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
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