CVE-2016-1761 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.

Published: 2016-03-24

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 14.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No remediation available yet.

Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13953.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-203
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://support.apple.com/HT206168

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.1251}`	epss `{'score': 0.1098}`

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-03-24T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:39.219Z

Reserved: 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1761

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:29.857

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1761

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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