CVE-2016-1839
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1839
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1839.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-1839
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-20T10:59:53.190Z
- Modified
- 2026-03-10T13:57:31.105512Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758605
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a820dbeac29d330bae4be05d9ecd939ad6b4aa33
Affected packages
Git / github.com/gnome/libxml2
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/gnome/libxml2
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affectedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affectedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affectedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
- Database specific
{ "versions": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "2.2.1" }, { "introduced": "0" }, { "last_affected": "6.0" }, { "introduced": "0" }, { "last_affected": "6.0" }, { "introduced": "0" }, { "last_affected": "6.0" }, { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "2.9.4" } ] }
Affected versions
Other
EAZEL-NAUTILUS-MS-AUG07
FOR_GNOME_0_99_1
GNOME_0_30
GNUMERIC_FIRST_PUBLIC_RELEASE
LIBXML_0_99
LIBXML_1_5_0
LIBXML_1_8_5
LIBXML_1_8_6
LIBXML_2_0_0
LIBXML_2_1_0
LIBXML_2_1_1
LIBXML_TEST_2_0_0
LIB_XML_1_1
LIB_XML_1_3
LIB_XML_1_4
LIB_XML_1_6_1
LIB_XML_1_6_2
LIB_XML_1_7_0
LIB_XML_1_7_1
LIB_XML_1_7_3
LIB_XML_1_8_3
LIB_XML_1_X
Database specific
source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1839.json"
unresolved_ranges
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