CVE-2016-1840

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup function 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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-1840
  • Assigner
  • product-security@apple.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-05-20T10:59:54
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-25T17:27:42
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 9.3.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.11.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 9.2.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.2.1
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.9.4
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.5.0.0 7.5.2.10
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.6.0.0 7.6.2.3
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT206566 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206567 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206564 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757711 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=cbb271655cadeb8dbb258a64701d9a3a0c4835b4 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1840
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1840
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:45:26 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 09:36:04 2016-05-20T10:59Z 2016-05-20T10:59:54 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 09:36:04 2019-03-25T17:27:42 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 09:36:04 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated