ubuntu-cve-2016-1838
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-05-20 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

The xmlPArserPrintFileContextInternal 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.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libxml2",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libxml2-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-libxml2",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libxml2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6",
        "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libxml2",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libxml2-utils",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-libxml2",
            "binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
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      },
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        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.9.2+zdfsg1-4",
        "2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu1",
        "2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu2",
        "2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu3",
        "2.9.3+dfsg1-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The xmlPArserPrintFileContextInternal 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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1838",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:54Z",
  "published": "2016-05-20T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1838"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206564"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206566"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206567"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206568"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2994-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1838"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2994-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-1838"
  ]
}



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