CVE-2011-0216 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Apple Safari

CWE-189CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow9 documents7 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
4.0%
top 11.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Xmlsoft Libxml2Debian Libxml2Apple Safari
Timeline
PublishedJul 21
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Off-by-one error in libxml in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted web site.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapple/safari5.0.5+55
▶debiandebian/libxml2< libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1 (bookworm)
▶Debianxmlsoft/libxml2< 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1+3

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-rm98-6q39-jh4q: Off-by-one error in libxml in Apple Safari before 5↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-0216: Off-by-one error in libxml in Apple Safari before 5↗2011-07-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
libxml2 vulnerabilities↗2012-01-19
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Red Hat
libxml2: Off-by-one error leading to heap-based buffer overflow in encoding↗2011-07-20
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Debian
CVE-2011-0216: libxml2 - Off-by-one error in libxml in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 allows remote attackers ...↗2011
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-0216 CVE-2011-3905 CVE-2011-3919 mingw32-libxml2: Off-by-one error leading to heap-based buffer overflow in encoding [fedora-all]↗2011-11-22
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-0216 libxml2: Off-by-one error leading to heap-based buffer overflow in encoding [fedora-all]↗2011-11-22
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-0216 libxml2: Off-by-one error leading to heap-based buffer overflow in encoding↗2011-07-22
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