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TI-2016-03973 Aliases CVE-2016-4608GHSA-35w6-mr78-cpr4

libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4607, CVE-2016-4609, CVE-2016-4610, and CVE-2016-4612.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04923 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.28Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.3.3Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.11.6Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.2.2Running onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.2.2Running onApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.4.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.28 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.3.3 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.11.6 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.2.2 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.2.2 Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix yet
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4608
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35w6-mr78-cpr4

References

Advisory 12

Sources

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