CVE-2016-1835
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1835
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT206568
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT206567
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| macos | affected | |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759020
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=38eae571111db3b43ffdeb05487c9f60551906fb
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1835
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.