CVE-2016-0718

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0718
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-26 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionExpat 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat All All All All
Application Mcafee Policy Auditor All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Python Python All All All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 sp1 All All
Application Suse Studio Onsite 1.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Remote execution and privilege escalation vulnerabilities in ESET products for macOS fixed—ESET Knowledgebase af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.eset.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1508-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-21) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 1296102 – CVE-2016-0718 expat: Out-of-bounds heap read on crafted input causing crash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Security Bulletin - Policy Auditor update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in third-party libraries (CVE-2016-0718, CVE-2016-4472, CVE-2016-5300, CVE-2017-17740, CVE-2017-9287, CVE-2019-13057, CVE-2020-15719, CVE-2019-1543, CVE-2019-1547, CVE-2019-1552, CVE-2019-1563, CVE-2019-8457, CVE-2018-20506, CVE-2018-20346, CVE-2019-16168, CVE-2017-12627) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
IBM Security Network Protection Buffer Overflow in Expat Library Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1964-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1441-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-9892 - Remote Code Execution as Root via ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2983-1: Expat vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2026-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—November 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Third Party Advisory
Tenable Nessus Buffer Overflow in Expat Library Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3044-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3582-1 expat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
1236923 - (CVE-2016-0718) Heap read out-of-bound and crash in expat 2.1.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2016-0718: Expat XML Parser Crashes on Malformed Input af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Out-of-bounds read during XML parsing in Expat library — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Expat CVE-2016-0718 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1523-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CPU July 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1512-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-0718 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710322 Gentoo Linux Expat Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-21)
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