FKIE_CVE-2016-5131
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-07-23 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:48
Severity
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | * | ||
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | * | |
| apple | iphone_os | * | |
| apple | mac_os_x | * | |
| apple | tvos | * | |
| apple | watchos | * | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | |
| suse | linux_enterprise | 12.0 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
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