Vulnerability · 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 denial of service or possibly h…
Published Jul 23, 2016 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · the affected product
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-5131. EPSS is 2.25%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.25%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/tvos · cpe apple/watchos · cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux
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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- cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
- cpe apple/mac os xversion unspecified
- cpe apple/tvosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux14.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux16.04
- cpe debian/debian linux8.0
- cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
- cpe opensuse/leap42.1
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
- cpe xmlsoft/libxml2version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2016-5131
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-2016-5131. EPSS is 2.25%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 14.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 16.04; debian/debian linux 8.0; redhat/enterprise linux desktop 6.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 2.25%. 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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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 23, 2016 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-5131
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-5131
30-day exploitation probability 2.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.
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.