vulnerability
Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1761
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 23, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 23, 2016
Added
Apr 18, 2016
Modified
Oct 30, 2017
Description
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
Solution
apple-ios-upgrade-latest
References
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5
- CVE-2016-1761
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1761
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
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