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Use After Free Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.47% (76th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBXML2-429582
  • published 20 May 2016
  • disclosed 20 May 2016
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Introduced: 20 May 2016

CVE-2016-1837 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 libxml2 to version 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) htmlPArsePubidLiteral and (2) htmlParseSystemiteral functions 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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.

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