Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. nuget
  2. ›
  3. libxml2
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2016-5131

CVE-2016-5131: Use After Free

July 23, 2016 (updated March 26, 2019)

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

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5131

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2016-5131 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →

Affected versions

All versions up to 2.9.4

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Source file

nuget/libxml2/CVE-2016-5131.yml

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:16:01 +0000.