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CVE-2016-4609

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 22, 2016 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC
9 products affected across 4 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxFedora· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4607, CVE-2016-4608, CVE-2016-4610, and CVE-2016-4612.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iCloud· Apple
95%
v < 5.2.1
Affected range stops below 5.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 9.3.3
Affected range stops below 9.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iTunes· Apple
95%
v < 12.4.2
Affected range stops below 12.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
macOS· Apple
95%
v < 10.11.6
Affected range stops below 10.11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
tvOS· Apple
95%
v < 9.2.2
Affected range stops below 9.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
watchOS· Apple
95%
v < 2.2.2
Affected range stops below 2.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
8.0
Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
30
Libxslt· Xmlsoft
95%
v < 1.1.29
Affected range stops below 1.1.29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (15)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00020.html

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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