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High
CVE-2016-5300
The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy...
Vulnerability Description
The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.
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
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, debian linux, libexpat, android
Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0, 0, 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 16th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.