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Advisory details: gitlab / nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1838
Advisory ID gitlab/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1838
Aliases CVE-2016-1838
Summary Out-of-bounds Read The xmlPArserPrintFileContextInternal 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 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv2 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1838.yml
cvssv3 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1838.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
CVE-2016-1838 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1838
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Feb. 24, 2016
Description libxml2 - xmlParserPrintFileContextInternal 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=639
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Feb. 24, 2016
Description libxml2 - xmlParserPrintFileContextInternal 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=639

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1838.yml
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://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1838.yml
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

There are no SSVC decisions available.