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Ubuntu: USN-3235-1 (CVE-2016-4658): libxml2 vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3235-1 (CVE-2016-4658): libxml2 vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/25/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/18/2017
Modified
09/12/2020

Description

xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2

References

  • USN-3041-1
  • USN-3235-1
  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20
  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-3
  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-5
  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-6
  • 93054
  • 1036858
  • 1038623
  • GLSA-201701-37
  • CVE-2016-4658
  • DLA-691-1
  • DSA-3744
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