CVE-2016-1835 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document exploiting a use-after-free flaw in libxml2.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1835?
CVE-2016-1835 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 20 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlSAX2AttributeNs function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1835?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1835?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-1835 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1835 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1835, ECHO-3f27-7d6c-7c08, GHSA-7hp3-f9p7-w8f9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1835.