High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1835
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.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
18- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT206567nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT206568nvdVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1nvd
- xmlsoft.org/news.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292nvd
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvd
- git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/nvd
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593nvd
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18nvd
News mentions
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