CVE-2016-1833
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
The htmlCurrentChar 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 (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.56%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 85
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (14)
Apple — Iphone OSApple — MAC OS XApple — TvosApple — WatchosCanonical — Ubuntu LinuxDebian — Debian LinuxMcafee — WEB GatewayRedhat — Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat — Enterprise Linux ServerRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server AUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server EUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server TUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux WorkstationXmlsoft — Libxml2
CWE
- CWE-125
Referencias
- 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
- 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=636
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758606
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=0bcd05c5cd83dec3406c8f68b769b1d610c72f76
- 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://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
- 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=636
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758606
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=0bcd05c5cd83dec3406c8f68b769b1d610c72f76
- 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
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