CVE-2016-1839

medium Trellix
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
10.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 7% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: May 20, 2016 (3647 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Trellix
Source: NVD

Description

The xmlDictAddString 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 cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

CWE

CWE-125

Affected Products

apple iphone osapple mac os xapple tvosapple watchoscanonical ubuntu linuxdebian debian linuxredhat enterprise linux desktopredhat enterprise linux serverredhat enterprise linux server ausredhat enterprise linux server eus

References

🔗 lists.apple.com 🔗 lists.apple.com 🔗 lists.apple.com 🔗 lists.apple.com 🔗 rhn.redhat.com