CVE-2016-1684
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.87%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1684
To remediate CVE-2016-1684, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxslt—upgrade to 1.1.29-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1684 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.29-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |