CVE-2016-1684
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles the i format token for xsl:number data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer
02 Description
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles the i format token for xsl:number data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer
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
- 1.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.5% 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
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cc42a646131bb5de022631f8a99817b25107238f8311955357bd948b3eeb0a20
05 Affected products
06 References
- crbug.comhttps://crbug.com/583171
- git.gnome.orghttps://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=91d0540ac9beaa86719a05b749219a69baa0dd8d
- www.debian.orgDSA-3605http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
- www.securityfocus.com90876http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1496http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206901
- www.securitytracker.com1035981http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340017
- www.debian.orgDSA-3590http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.comhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2992-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1430http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1190https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206905
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206903
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206902
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206904
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201607-07https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1433http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206899
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-320d5295fchttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/
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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