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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1840

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvO...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlFAParsePosCharGroup function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, 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 XML document.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libxml2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1"}]}]

Debian:13 libxml2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1"}]}]

Debian:14 libxml2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org