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CVE-2016-5131

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxml2Debian

Fixed in:2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1CVE-2016-5131

Fixed in:2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1CVE-2016-5131

Fixed in:2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1CVE-2016-5131

Fixed in:2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1CVE-2016-5131

liboxideqtcore0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3041-1

Fixed in:1.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3041-1

libxml2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.9USN-3235-1

Fixed in:2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2USN-3235-1

oxide-qtUbuntu

Fixed in:1.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3041-1

Fixed in:1.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3041-1

Google ChromeWindows application

Affected:52.0.2743.82Fixed in:52.0.2743.82Google LLC

Google Chrome (EXE)Windows application

Affected:52.0.2743.82Fixed in:52.0.2743.82Google LLC

Google Chrome BetaWindows application

Affected:52.0.2743.82Fixed in:52.0.2743.82Google LLC

Google Chrome Beta (EXE)Windows application

Affected:52.0.2743.82Fixed in:52.0.2743.82Google LLC

Google Chrome CanaryWindows application

Affected:52.0.2743.82Fixed in:52.0.2743.82Google LLC

Google Chrome DevWindows application

Affected:52.0.2743.82Fixed in:52.0.2743.82Google LLC

Google Chrome Dev (EXE)Windows application

Affected:52.0.2743.82Fixed in:52.0.2743.82Google LLC

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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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