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CVE-2016-1840

Disclosure Date: May 20, 2016
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup 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.

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General Information

Vendors

  • apple,
  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • mcafee,
  • redhat,
  • xmlsoft

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 6.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • iphone os,
  • libxml2,
  • mac os x,
  • tvos,
  • ubuntu linux 12.04,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 15.10,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04,
  • watchos,
  • web gateway

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