CVE-2016-1834

highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.62% (92nd) EPSS
CVSS 9.3 · high
Is it mine?
66 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10
v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.3highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

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Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (66)

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advisories (2)

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  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1614Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen und Daten zu manipulieren.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-3383libxml2: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit den Rechten des DienstesDeutsch2016-06-09csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in libxml2 ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen oder um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

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published 2016-05-20modified 2026-06-17
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references (66)

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