CVE-2016-4609 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 22 Jul 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory corruption in libxslt on Apple operating systems and related software.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-4609?

CVE-2016-4609 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Icloud, published on 22 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4607, CVE-2016-4608, CVE-2016-4610, and CVE-2016-4612.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4609?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Apple Icloud, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4609?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-4609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4609, GHSA-mwcf-3f34-j646, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4609.