High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5131
CVE-2016-5131
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
25- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- codereview.chromium.org/2127493002nvd
- crbug.com/623378nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37nvd
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01nvd
- support.apple.com/HT207141nvd
- support.apple.com/HT207142nvd
- support.apple.com/HT207143nvd
- support.apple.com/HT207170nvd
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