CVE-2016-1762

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    CVE-2016-1762

    Published: 24 Mar 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

    References: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.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/85059, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1, http://xmlsoft.org/news.html, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292, https://support.apple.com/HT206166, https://support.apple.com/HT206167, https://support.apple.com/HT206168, https://support.apple.com/HT206169, https://support.apple.com/HT206171, https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759671, https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7a94612aa3b16779e2c74e1fa353b5d9786c602, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -bdec2183f34b37ee89ae1d330c6ad2bb4d76605f

    Affected versions

    CVE-2016-3627

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High