FKIE_CVE-2016-1683
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-06-05 23:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:42
Severity
Summary
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmlsoft | libxslt | * | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | |
| suse | linux_enterprise | 12.0 | |
| chrome | * |
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