UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1833

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1833

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1833
    Aliases:
    USN-2994-1

    Summary:

    Details: The htmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, 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-2016-1833, https://support.apple.com/HT206568, https://support.apple.com/HT206567, https://support.apple.com/HT206566, https://support.apple.com/HT206564, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2994-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1833

    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
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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