UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1840

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1840
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1840.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1840
Related
Published
2016-05-20T00:00:00Z
Modified
2016-05-20T00:00:00Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.1+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 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libxml2-dev": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-utils-dbgsym": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "python-libxml2-dbgsym": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-utils": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-doc": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "python-libxml2": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-udeb-dbgsym": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "python-libxml2-dbg": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-dbgsym": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-utils-dbg": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-dev-dbgsym": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-dbg": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8",
            "libxml2-udeb": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.3+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 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libxml2": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-udeb-dbgsym": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-dev": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-utils-dbgsym": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-dbg": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-utils": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-doc": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-dev-dbgsym": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-dbgsym": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-udeb": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "libxml2-utils-dbg": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "python-libxml2": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "python-libxml2-dbg": "2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}