CVE-2016-1841

Publication date 20 May 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

libxslt, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libxslt 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.1.26-8ubuntu1.4

Notes

mdeslaur

possibly https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758291 and https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=fc1ff481fd01e9a65a921c542fed68d8c965e8a3

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libxslt

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H