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Out-of-bounds Write The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package libxml2  (opens in a new tab)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBXML2-621085
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed22 Jul 2016
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Introduced: 22 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-4614  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Ubuntu.

libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4615, CVE-2016-4616, and CVE-2016-4619.