Input validation error in libxslt - CVE-2016-1684

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Input validation error in libxslt - CVE-2016-1684

Published: June 5, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32282
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1684
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

libxslt
libxslt (Alpine package)

How to mitigate CVE-2016-1684

Update to version 1.1.29.

libxslt - update to 1.1.29
libxslt (Alpine package) - update to 1.1.29-r0

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