#VU109824 Buffer overflow in Libxml2 - CVE-2016-1834

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#VU109824 Buffer overflow in Libxml2 - CVE-2016-1834

Published: May 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109824
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1834
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Libxml2
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlStrncat function in libxml2. A local user can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

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