CVE-2011-0216: apple safari Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-0216 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in apple safari. EPSS estimates a 4.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5Timeline
- 21-07-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.99%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.99% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Apple1 product
- safari≤ 5.0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0:beta | 1.0:beta2 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0b1 | 1.0.0b2 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.3:85.8 | 1.0.3:85.8.1 | 1.1 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.2:312.5 | 1.3.2:312.6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.3:417.8 | 2.0.3:417.9 | 2.0.3:417.9.2 | 2.0.3:417.9.3 | 2.0.4 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.0b | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1b | 3.0.2 | 3.0.2b | 3.0.3 | 3.0.3b | 3.0.4 | 3.0.4b | 3.1.0 | 3.1.0b | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.2.0 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 4.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4
Debian1 product
- libxml2< 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
11 links- support.apple.com/kb/HT4999X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5001X Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEPatch