UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1762

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1762

    Published: 23 Mar 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1762
    Aliases:
    USN-2994-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1762, https://support.apple.com/HT206171, https://support.apple.com/HT206169, https://support.apple.com/HT206168, https://support.apple.com/HT206167, https://support.apple.com/HT206166, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2994-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1762

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8

    Affected versions

    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High