CVE-2016-0729

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-0729
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-04-07T21:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-17T01:29:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:x14j_firmware:t-ms14jakucb-1102.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 9.8
  • Base Severity
  • CRITICAL
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061 Vendor Advisory
http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493 Third Party Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0729
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0729
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:14:29 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 08:48:21 2016-04-07T21:59Z 2016-04-07T21:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 08:48:21 2018-10-17T01:29:37 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 08:48:21 Modified Vulnerability Status updated