CVE-2016-5131

high

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.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT207170

https://support.apple.com/HT207143

https://support.apple.com/HT207142

https://support.apple.com/HT207141

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09

https://crbug.com/623378

https://codereview.chromium.org/2127493002

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358641

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-07-23

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High