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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-1840: libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-1840: libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
03/27/2019

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-libxml2

References

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