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HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-1762
XML library libxml2 Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1762 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple safari
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Xmlsoft libxml2
1 Mcafee web_gateway
: Total Affected Vendor : 6 | Products : 15
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating libxml2 and other affected software.
  • Update the affected libxml2 packages.
  • Update the affected software to a non-vulnerable version.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1762 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1762.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206171 Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206171 Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1762 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1762 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1762 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1762 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
    Added Reference http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206166
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206167
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206168
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206169
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206171
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Access Complexity Insufficient Information
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://xmlsoft.org/news.html No Types Assigned http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.0.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.11.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.11.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.9.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.5.2.10 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 7.5.2.11 up to (including) 7.6.2.3
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85059 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation libxml2 en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3, OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.4, Safari en versiones anteriores a 9.1, tvOS en versiones anteriores a 9.2 y watchOS en versiones anteriores a 2.2 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un documento XML manipulado.
    Added Translation La función xmlNextChar en libxml2 en versiones anteriores a 2.9.4 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (sobre lectura de buffer basado en memoria dinámica) a través de un documento XML manipulado.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, Safari before 9.1, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document. The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671
    Added Reference http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206166 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206171 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206171 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206169 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206168 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206167 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.34 }} 1.97%

score

0.91349

percentile