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CVE-2016-4738

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows...

8.8 HighFix available

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.13%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Record
CVE-2016-4738
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Record
CVE-2016-4738
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5723 No score

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Record
EUVD-2016-5723
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6r6p-3jh3-qx75 8.8

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows...

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Record
GHSA-6r6p-3jh3-qx75
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2016-4738 8.8

CVE-2016-4738 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2016-4738
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Record
CVE-2016-4738
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-4738 8.8

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4738
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4738 8.8

libxslt in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4738
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0394 No score

Updated libxslt packages fix security vulnerability

A heap overread bug was found in libxslt, which can cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service (CVE-2016-4738).

Record
MGASA-2016-0394
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1 No score

libxslt-devel-1.1.34-3.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libxslt-devel-1.1.34-3.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11340-1 No score

ruby2.7-rubygem-nokogiri-1.12.3-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby2.7-rubygem-nokogiri-1.12.3-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11340-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11912-1 No score

ruby3.1-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.3-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.1-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11912-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13165-1 No score

ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.9-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.9-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13165-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14174-1 No score

ruby3.3-rubygem-nokogiri-1.15.5-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.3-rubygem-nokogiri-1.15.5-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14174-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1 No score

ruby3.4-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.4-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10356-1 No score

ruby4.0-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.9-1.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby4.0-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.9-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10356-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1282-1 No score

Security update for libxslt

This update for libxslt fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-5029: The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page (bsc#1035905).

  • CVE-2016-4738: Fix heap overread in xsltFormatNumberConversion: An empty decimal-separator could cause a heap overread. This can be exploited to leak a couple of bytes after the buffer that holds the pattern string (bsc#1005591).

  • CVE-2015-9019: Properly initialize random generator (bsc#934119).

  • CVE-2015-7995: Vulnerability in function xsltStylePreCompute' in preproc.c could cause a type confusion leading to DoS. (bsc#952474)

Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1282-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1313-1 No score

Security update for libxslt

This update for libxslt fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-5029: The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page (bsc#1035905).

  • CVE-2016-4738: Fix heap overread in xsltFormatNumberConversion: An empty decimal-separator could cause a heap overread. This can be exploited to leak a couple of bytes after the buffer that holds the pattern string (bsc#1005591).

  • CVE-2015-9019: Properly initialize random generator (bsc#934119).

  • CVE-2015-7995: Vulnerability in function xsltStylePreCompute' in preproc.c could cause a type confusion leading to DoS. (bsc#952474)

Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1313-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3271-1 No score

libxslt vulnerabilities

Holger Fuhrmannek discovered an integer overflow in the xsltAddTextString() function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possible execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5029)

Nicolas Gregoire discovered that Libxslt mishandled namespace nodes. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbtrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1683)

Sebastian Apelt discovered that a use-after-error existed in the xsltDocumentFunctionLoadDocument() function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1841)

It was discovered that a type confusion error existed in the xsltStylePreCompute() function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious XML file that, when opened, caused a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-7995)

Nicolas Gregoire discovered the Libxslt mishandled the 'i' and 'a' format tokens for xsl:number data. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1684)

It was discovered that the xsltFormatNumberConversion() function in Libxslt did not properly handle empty decimal separators. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4738)

Record
USN-3271-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxslt
Debian:12
before 1.1.29-2
1.1.29-2
libxslt
Debian:13
before 1.1.29-2
1.1.29-2
libxslt
Debian:14
before 1.1.29-2
1.1.29-2
libxslt
Debian:7
before 1.1.26-14.1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
1.1.26-14.11.1.26-14.1+deb7u1
1.1.26-14.1+deb7u2
libxslt
Debian:8
before 1.1.28-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1.1.28-21.1.28-2+deb8u1
1.1.28-2+deb8u2
libxslt
Mageia:5
before 1.1.29-1.1.mga5
1.1.29-1.1.mga5
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.1
1.1.24-19.33.1
libxslt-python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.3
1.1.24-19.33.3
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.1
1.1.24-19.33.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.1
1.1.24-19.33.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.1.28-21.1.28-2build1
1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1
libxslt
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.1.28-2build21.1.28-2.1
1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
libxslt
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.1.34-3.2
1.1.34-3.2
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.13.3-1.1
1.13.3-1.1
ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.13.9-1.7
1.13.9-1.7
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.15.5-1.5
1.15.5-1.5
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.18.2-1.1
1.18.2-1.1
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.18.9-1.4
1.18.9-1.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-4738 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Tvos, published September 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.13%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in libxslt 1.1.29-2.

References

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