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01 Record

CVE-2016-1683

numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: Chrome
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 81.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-06-05 23:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 23:02Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-01-12
Assigning CNA
Chrome
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6214e3e65eac796f05d1053f2b4d27b75d8df7725712726a751e016d263947e4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
googlechromeNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—
opensuseopensuseNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linux_serverNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linux_workstationNot specified—
redhatopenstackNot specified—
redhatrhel_extrasNot specified—
redhatstorageNot specified—
suselinux_enterpriseNot specified—
xmlsoftlibxsltNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • libxslt
    Fixed in 1.1.29-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • libxslt
    Fixed in 1.1.29-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • libxslt
    Fixed in 1.1.29-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • chromium-browser
    Fixed in 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121
  • libxslt
    Fixed in 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1
  • oxide-qt
    Fixed in 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • chromium-browser
    Fixed in 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242
  • libxslt
    Fixed in 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
  • oxide-qt
    Fixed in 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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