CVE-2016-4658

critical
Published 2017-03-11 · Modified 2024-02-16
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8

Description

Nokogiri does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4658

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT207170

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT207143

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT207142

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT207141

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=c1d1f7121194036608bf555f08d3062a36fd344b

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-2

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4658.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
arch archfixed2.9.4+12+ge905f08-1
debian debianbookwormfixed2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1
debian debianforkyfixed2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1
debian debiansidfixed2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1
macos macosaffected10.0

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
ruby RubyGemsnokogiri<>= 1.7.1>= 1.7.1
ruby RubyGemsnokogiri<1.7.11.7.1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
xmlsoftlibxml2{"endExcluding":"2.9.5"}2.9.5

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.