# CVE-2016-5131: 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 deni

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-23 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## 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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358641
- https://support.apple.com/HT207141
- https://crbug.com/623378
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3041-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
- https://codereview.chromium.org/2127493002
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT207142
- https://support.apple.com/HT207143
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637

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