CVE-2016-1840
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757711
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=cbb271655cadeb8dbb258a64701d9a3a0c4835b4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757711
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=cbb271655cadeb8dbb258a64701d9a3a0c4835b4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
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