CVE-2016-1835
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.7%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.
How to fix CVE-2016-1835
To remediate CVE-2016-1835, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1835 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |