CVE-2016-1683: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1683 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Duplicates 1 · Related 4Timeline
- 05-06-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.29, as used in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.63, mishandles namespace nodes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.14% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat3 products
Ubuntu3 products
- chromium-browser< 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1121 | < 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242
- libxslt< 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1 | < 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
- oxide-qt< 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian2 products
- libxslt< 1.1.29-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 50.0.2661.102
Suse1 product
- linux_enterprise12.0
Xmlsoft1 product
- libxslt≤ 1.1.28
8 vendors · 14 products
References
33 links
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340016X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT206901X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 33 references
- crbug.com/583156X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT206905X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT206903X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT206902X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT206904X Refsource CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT206899X Refsource CONFIRM