Is CVE-2016-1762 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-1762 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-1762?

CVE-2016-1762 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-1762?

CVE-2016-1762 has an EPSS score of 6.47% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1762?

Upgrade libxml2 on debian 11 to 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-1762

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxml2Debian

Fixed in:2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1CVE-2016-1762

libxml2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8USN-2994-1

Fixed in:2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1USN-2994-1

SafariWindows application

Affected:9.1Fixed in:9.1Apple Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.