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CVE-2016-2099

Date: May 13, 2016

Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document.

Language: C++

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (13)

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html

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

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2099

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2099

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2099

Url: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

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

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-2099

Severity Score

9.8

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:	10.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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