CVE - CVE-2016-4658

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-4658	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-3 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-5 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-6 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html BID:93054 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054 CONFIRM:https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=c1d1f7121194036608bf555f08d3062a36fd344b CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT207141 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT207142 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT207143 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT207170 GENTOO:GLSA-201701-37 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 SECTRACK:1036858 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858 SECTRACK:1038623 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
Assigning CNA
Apple Inc.
Date Record Created
20160511	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160511)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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