Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2016-1840
CVE-2016-1840
(Last updated October 05, 2023) ▾
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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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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
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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