Use After Free Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.15% (85th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBXML2-2134188
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 23 May 2016
Introduced: 23 May 2016
CVE-2016-1836 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 libxml2 to version 0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlDictComputeFastKey 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 via a crafted XML document.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
- 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759398
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=45752d2c334b50016666d8f0ec3691e2d680f0a0
- 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://support.apple.com/HT206899
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905
- 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://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1836
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
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