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Advisory details: gitlab / nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1839
Advisory ID gitlab/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-1839
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 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (3)
Reference id Reference type URL
CVE-2016-1839 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1839
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
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

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-2016-1839.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-2016-1839.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.