CVE-2016-1841

high

Published 2016-05-20 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

Description

libxslt, 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 web site.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

macOS Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	`9.3.2`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.1.29-1`
sid	Fixed	`1.1.29-1`
forky	Fixed	`1.1.29-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.1.29-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.1.29-1`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.