Explain CVE-2016-1684
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://crbug.com/583171'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=91d0540ac9beaa86719a05b749219a69baa0dd8d'}, {'name': 'DSA-3605', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605'}, {'name': '90876', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90876'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:1496', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00005.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206901'}, {'name': '1035981', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035981'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340017'}, {'name': 'DSA-3590', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3590'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/05/stable-channel-update_25.html'}, {'name': 'USN-2992-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2992-1'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:1430', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00062.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2016:1190', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1190'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206905'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206903'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206902'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206904'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201607-07', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-07'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:1433', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00063.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://support.apple.com/HT206899'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2019-320d5295fc', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED