CVE-2016-1683

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340016
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=d182d8f6ba3071503d96ce17395c9d55871f0242
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206901
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590 vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190 vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/583156
https://support.apple.com/HT206905
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
https://support.apple.com/HT206902
https://support.apple.com/HT206904
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206899
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1683?
CVE-2016-1683 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1683?
To fix CVE-2016-1683, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1683 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1683 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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