8.8

CVE-2016-5131: apple iphone_os Use After Free

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-5131UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5131DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5131
Published 23-07-2016Last modified 14-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5131 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 19 · Related 13
DLA-691-1DSA-3637-1DSA-3744-1MGASA-2018-0048OPENSUSE-SU-2016:1868-1OPENSUSE-SU-2016:1869-1

Timeline

  1. 23-07-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.25% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apple4 products
Redhat3 products
Ubuntu3 products
  • chromium-browser< 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1134 | < 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250
  • libxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.9 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2
  • oxide-qt< 1.16.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian2 products
Opensuse2 products
Alpine1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.4-r1
Canonical1 product
Google1 product
Suse1 product
Xmlsoft1 product

10 vendors · 19 products

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