Vulnerability · CVE-2016-4658
xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namesp…
Published Sep 25, 2016 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · iphone os
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-4658. EPSS is 8.56%. Act only if a listed version of iphone os is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 8.56%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/tvos · cpe apple/watchos · cpe xmlsoft/libxml2
xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
Are you affected?
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- cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
- cpe apple/mac os xversion unspecified
- cpe apple/tvosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
- cpe xmlsoft/libxml2version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2016-4658
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-4658. EPSS is 8.56%. Act only if a listed version of iphone os is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 8.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 25, 2016 · NIST NVD
Detected
xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) via a crafted XML document.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-4658
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-4658
30-day exploitation probability 8.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-4658
xpointer.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 (as used in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3, and other products) does not forbid namespace nodes in XPointer ranges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of servic
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.