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CVE-2016-0729

Date: April 7, 2016

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.

Language: C++

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (22)

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html

Url: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html

Url: http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0729

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0729

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113

Url: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423

Url: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0729

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46

Url: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html

Url: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-0729

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2016-0729

Date: April 7, 2016

Language: C++

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