Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20164658000
Revision Date:2016-09-25Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-4658 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-4658
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'libxml2' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2').
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