8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-1841
Apple libxslt Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

libxslt, 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 web site.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1841 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 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1841 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.3.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.11.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.11.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.1
  • 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) 9.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
  • 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]
  • 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:watchos:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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/HT206566 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206566 Advisory
    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/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206564 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206564 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html 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
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.

0.57 }} 0.01%

score

0.78004

percentile

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