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CVE-2016-1834

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 4.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-1834
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.62%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlStrncat 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.