vulnerability
Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2016-1838: Vulnerability in libxml2
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 20, 2016 | May 29, 2017 | Feb 1, 2022 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 20, 2016
Added
May 29, 2017
Modified
Feb 1, 2022
Description
The xmlPArserPrintFileContextInternal 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.
Solutions
oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-libxml2-2-9-4-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-libxslt-1-1-28-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-python-libxml2-26-2-9-4-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-python-libxml2-27-2-9-4-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-python-libxml2-34-2-9-4-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-python-libxsl-26-1-1-28-0-175-3-11-0-4-0oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-python-libxsl-27-1-1-28-0-175-3-11-0-4-0
References
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-1
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-2
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-3
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4
- BID-90691
- CVE-2016-1838
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1838
- DEBIAN-DSA-3593
- REDHAT-RHSA-2016:1292
- REDHAT-RHSA-2016:2957
- https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?id=1448883.1&displayIndex=1
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