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title: "CVE-2016-1841\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-1841

Publication date 20 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1841?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

libxslt, 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 web site.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1841?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libxslt | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1 |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.1.26-8ubuntu1.4 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1841?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

possibly https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=758291
and https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=fc1ff481fd01e9a65a921c542fed68d8c965e8a3

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libxslt | * Upstream:   [?id=fc1](https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=fc1ff481fd01e9a65a921c542fed68d8c965e8a3) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1841)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1841)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-1841)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1841)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3271-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3271-1)
+ Libxslt vulnerabilities
+ 28 April 2017

### Other references

* <https://support.apple.com/HT206564>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206566>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206567>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206568>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1841>