High severity · published Jun 5, 2016
CVE-2016-1683
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
7.5
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
through 50.0.2661.102 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
LI
Libxslt · Xmlsoft
through 1.1.28 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise · Suse
12.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1683
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1683
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
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