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Vulnerability details: VCID-7h3p-7ej2-17f1
Vulnerability ID VCID-7h3p-7ej2-17f1
Aliases CVE-2016-1839
Summary Out-of-bounds Read The xmlDictAddString function in libxml2, as used in Apple iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 5.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
System Score Found at
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
epss 0.10773 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1839
cvssv3 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1839
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-1839.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-1839
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758605
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8806
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1762
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1833
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1834
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1835
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1836
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1837
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1838
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1839
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1840
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2073
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3627
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3705
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4447
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4449
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4483
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a820dbeac29d330bae4be05d9ecd939ad6b4aa33
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
https://support.apple.com/HT206564
https://support.apple.com/HT206566
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
https://support.apple.com/HT206568
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.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/90691
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
1338703 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1338703
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-1839 Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=637
CVE-2016-1839 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/39491.txt
CVE-2016-1839 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1839
GLSA-201701-37 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
RHSA-2016:1292 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
RHSA-2016:2957 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2957
USN-2994-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2994-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Feb. 24, 2016
Description libxml2 - xmlDictAddString Heap Buffer Overread
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Feb. 24, 2016
Exploit type dos
Platform linux
Source update date Feb. 24, 2016
Source URL https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=637
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1839
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1839
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.93312
EPSS Score 0.10773
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:03.373934+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1839.yml 38.0.0