CVE-2016-4608 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in libxslt, affecting various Apple products including iOS, OS X, iTunes for Windows, iCloud for Windows, tvOS, and watchOS, as well as products from Fedora Project, Microsoft, and XMLSoft. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its high severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a lack of widespread public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.