Input validation error in libxslt - CVE-2016-1684
Published: June 5, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32282
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1684
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
libxslt
libxslt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (integer overflow or resource consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1684
Update to version 1.1.29.
Sources
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340017
- https://crbug.com/583171
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=91d0540ac9beaa86719a05b749219a69baa0dd8d
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905