Data Handling in libxml2 (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-5153
CWE-ID CWE-19
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 libxml2 (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Data Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU32142

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5153

CWE-ID: CWE-19 - Data Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The Web Animations implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.89 on Windows and OS X and before 53.0.2785.92 on Linux, improperly relies on list iteration, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-destruction) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libxml2 (Alpine package): 2.9.4-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a8ef9c16d812122791a1c0db9b959b334dca251a
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bcc94c075904765e11b35a719e373388fbb4cf5b
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=db47c66f69ce6d0298c4052d013b8f8728504218
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dcaf79da3440ea80eafc856d1f3306fca8269e22
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fe32be2999c838cc28f459e3423958e5237b0626


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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