UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1837
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1837
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1837.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1837
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-20T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:43:36Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) htmlPArsePubidLiteral and (2) htmlParseSystemiteral functions 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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1837
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- 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
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2994-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1837
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libxml2
Package
- Name
- libxml2
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8
Affected versions
2.*
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
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
"binary_name": "libxml2"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
"binary_name": "libxml2-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
"binary_name": "libxml2-utils"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
"binary_name": "python-libxml2"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libxml2
Package
- Name
- libxml2
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
Affected versions
2.*
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
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
"binary_name": "libxml2"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
"binary_name": "libxml2-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
"binary_name": "libxml2-utils"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
"binary_name": "python-libxml2"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}