{"id":"CVE-2016-5131","title":"Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range…","summary":"Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416","CWE-416"],"vendor":"google","product":"chrome","affected":["chrome < 52.0.2743.82","libxml2 <= 2.9.4","iphone_os < 10.0","mac_os_x < 10.12","tvos < 10.0","watchos < 3.0","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","enterprise_linux_desktop = 6.0","enterprise_linux_server = 6.0","enterprise_linux_workstation = 6.0","leap = 42.1","opensuse = 13.1","opensuse = 13.2","linux_enterprise = 12.0","debian_linux = 8.0","debian_linux = 9.0"],"patched":["chrome 52.0.2743.82","iphone_os 10.0","mac_os_x 10.12","tvos 10.0","watchos 3.0"],"published":"2016-07-23","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:16:38.367","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5131","references":[{"url":"http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358641","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://codereview.chromium.org/2127493002","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/623378","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207141","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207142","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207143","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207170","label":"chrome-cve-admin@google.com"},{"url":"http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358641","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://codereview.chromium.org/2127493002","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://crbug.com/623378","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source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Overview\n\nUse-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `chrome < 52.0.2743.82`\n- `libxml2 <= 2.9.4`\n- `iphone_os < 10.0`\n- `mac_os_x < 10.12`\n- `tvos < 10.0`\n- `watchos < 3.0`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `enterprise_linux_desktop = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_server = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_workstation = 6.0`\n- `leap = 42.1`\n- `opensuse = 13.1`\n- `opensuse = 13.2`\n- `linux_enterprise = 12.0`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `debian_linux = 9.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `chrome 52.0.2743.82`\n- `iphone_os 10.0`\n- `mac_os_x 10.12`\n- `tvos 10.0`\n- `watchos 3.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.5,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}