cve/2016/CVE-2016-1839.md

CVE-2016-1839

Description

The xmlDictAddString function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

POC

Reference

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758605

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• https://github.com/yuntongzhang/senx-experiments