CVE-2016-4738

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2016-10-12
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1388777: CVE-2016-4738 libxslt: Heap overread due to an empty decimal-separator

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Find out more about CVE-2016-4738 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 6.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libxslt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libxslt Will not fix

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