CVE-2016-1834: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

May 20, 2016 (updated March 25, 2019)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlStrncat function in libxml2, as used in Apple iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1834

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