8.1
HIGH
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 :

March 26, 2019, 5:11 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1762 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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
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

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

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 [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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.78 }} 0.06%

score

0.79359

percentile

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