CVE-2016-1761 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in libxml2, affecting Apple iOS, OS X, and watchOS. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a specially crafted XML document. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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.