CVE-2016-4472
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
The overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-4472
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-06-30T17:59:04
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-12T23:21:22
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.1.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.5.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.7.0 | 2.7.15 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.3.0 | 3.3.7 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.4.0 | 3.4.7 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.5.0 | 3.5.4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.6.0 | 3.6.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3013-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344251 | Issue Tracking |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/expat/code_git/ci/f0bec73b018caa07d3e75ec8dd967f3785d71bde | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91528 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4472 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4472 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:58:52 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:06:18 | 2016-06-30T17:59Z | 2016-06-30T17:59:04 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:06:18 | 2022-07-05T18:52:56 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:06:18 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 00:05:52 | 2023-02-12T23:21:22 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 00:05:52 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-13 00:05:52 | The overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716. | The overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716. | Description | updated |