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CentOS: (CVE-2016-1834) CESA-2016:1292: libxml2

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CentOS: (CVE-2016-1834) CESA-2016:1292: libxml2

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/22/2016
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlStrncat 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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libxml2
  • centos-upgrade-libxml2-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libxml2-python
  • centos-upgrade-libxml2-static

References

  • USN-2994-1
  • DLA-503-1
  • DSA-3593
  • CVE-2016-1834

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