CVE-2016-1684

Published: Jun 5, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

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 overflow or resource consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

xmlsoft

oss-projectaka libxml2, libxslt

libxsltLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

LibXLSTLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Google Inc

commercial·USaka google, google llc

Google ChromeOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

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Exploitability

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References

https://crbug.com/583171

crbug.com

https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=91d0540ac9beaa86719a05b749219a69baa0dd8d

git.gnome.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605

debian.org

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