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CVE-2016-1840
Published: May 20, 2016
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2016:1292
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
x_refsource_CONFIRM
90691
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-3593
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757711
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
USN-2994-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://support.apple.com/HT206566
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
x_refsource_CONFIRM
APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
https://support.apple.com/HT206564
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2016:2957
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
GLSA-201701-37
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
1035890
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
https://support.apple.com/HT206568
x_refsource_CONFIRM
APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
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