| Name | CVE-2016-4658 |
| Description | xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) via a crafted XML document. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-691-1, DSA-3744-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 840553 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 (PTS) | buster | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 | source | wheezy | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy7 | DLA-691-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | jessie | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u4 | DSA-3744-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | (unstable) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1 | 840553 |
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/c1d1f7121194036608bf555f08d3062a36fd344b