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CVE-2016-1683

Published: 31 May 2016

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
reproducer in chromium bug report
precise needed prerequisites:
0d6713d715509da1fec27bec220d43aa4fc48d0f
102099fb3bc0b29ede7dadc6388337ef4de59a74 (fix for 1st prereq)

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
chromium-browser
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Ignored

trusty
Released (51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121)
upstream
Released (51.0.2704.63-1)
wily
Released (51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1232)
xenial
Released (51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1)
libxslt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (1.1.26-8ubuntu1.4)
trusty
Released (1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1)
upstream
Released (1.1.29-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety
Released (1.1.29-1)
zesty
Released (1.1.29-1)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=d182d8f6ba3071503d96ce17395c9d55871f0242
oxide-qt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
upstream
Released (1.15.7)
wily
Released (1.15.7-0ubuntu0.15.10.1)
xenial
Released (1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
yakkety
Released (1.15.7-0ubuntu1)
zesty
Released (1.15.7-0ubuntu1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H