UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4738
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4738
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4738.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4738
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:43:45Z
- Severity
-
- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4738
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT207141
- https://support.apple.com/HT207142
- https://support.apple.com/HT207143
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3271-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4738
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libxslt
Package
- Name
- libxslt
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxslt@1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libxslt1-dev",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxslt1.1",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-libxslt1",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "xsltproc",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libxslt
Package
- Name
- libxslt
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxslt@1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libxslt1-dev",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxslt1.1",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-libxslt1",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "xsltproc",
"binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1"
}
]
}