CVE-2016-1683
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.1.29-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.1.29-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.1.29-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.1.29-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.1.29-1 |
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340016
- https://crbug.com/583156
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=d182d8f6ba3071503d96ce17395c9d55871f0242
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.