CVE-2016-1835
Apple iOS Denial of Service Use-after-free Vulnerability in libxml2
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
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CVE-2016-1835 vulnerability over time.
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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/May/msg00002.html Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.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/90696 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 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=759020 Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=38eae571111db3b43ffdeb05487c9f60551906fb Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206567 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
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]
Mar. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 [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. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696 [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. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.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, como se utiliza en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3.2 y OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.5, 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 Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de memoria en la función xmlSAX2AttributeNs en libxml2 en versiones anteriores a 2.9.4, como se utiliza en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3.2 y OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.5, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un documento XML manipulado. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description libxml2, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document. Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document. Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=38eae571111db3b43ffdeb05487c9f60551906fb Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759020 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:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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]
May. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206568 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206567 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206567 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1835 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1835
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.73 }} 3.50%
score
0.88904
percentile