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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1683

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...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libxslt

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.29-1"}]}]

Debian:13 libxslt

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.29-1"}]}]

Debian:14 libxslt

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.29-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org