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CVE-2016-4463

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Date: July 8, 2016

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.

Language: C++

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (5)

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

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

Url: http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-4463.txt

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4463

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4463

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 3.1.4

CVSS v3

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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