CVE-2016-1835

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    CVE-2016-1835

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696, http://xmlsoft.org/news.html, https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=38eae571111db3b43ffdeb05487c9f60551906fb, https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292, 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1, https://support.apple.com/HT206567, https://support.apple.com/HT206568, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759020

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