CVE-2016-1684

Publication date 31 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
chromium-browser 17.04 zesty
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu2~cm1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
libxslt 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.1.26-8ubuntu1.4
oxide-qt 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libxslt

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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