CVE-2016-5131

libxml2: Use after free triggered by XPointer paths beginning with range-to

Published Jul 23, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-691-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3637-1 chromium-browser security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3744-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6082 Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3041-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3235-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358641 cve-icon cve-icon
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html cve-icon
https://codereview.chromium.org/2127493002 cve-icon cve-icon
https://crbug.com/623378 cve-icon cve-icon
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5131 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 cve-icon cve-icon
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT207141 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT207142 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT207143 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT207170 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5131 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}