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CVE details

CVE-2016-1838

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.

Score
5.5 medium
Published
2016-05-20
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
textproc/linux-c7-libxml2linux-c7-libxml22.9.1_4unaddressedemulation@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>linux-c7-libxml2</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>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.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2016-1838</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1838</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2016-05-20</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>