CVE-2016-1833 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the htmlCurrentChar function of libxml2 before version 2.9.4, impacting Apple iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS, as well as other products using libxml2 like Canonical, Debian, McAfee, Red Hat, and XMLSoft. This vulnerability can be triggered remotely via a crafted XML document, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but has a low attack complexity (AC:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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