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Critical
CVE-2016-0718
Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service...
Vulnerability Description
Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html
- http://support.eset.com/ca6333/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 10.11.0, 11, 1.3, 12, 42.1, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 8.0, 13.1, 13.2, 2.7.0, 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.5.0, 3.6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 26th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.