CVE-2016-0729

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0729
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-07 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-17 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Xerces-c All All All All
Application Apache Xerces-c All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Samsung X14j Firmware t-ms14jakucb-1102.5 All All All

References

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[XERCESC-2061] Buffer overruns in prolog parsing and error handling - ASF JIRA CONFIRM issues.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Apache Xerces-C XML Parser Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:0966-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: xerces-c-3.1.3-1.fc24 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Xerces-C++: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-46) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Apache Xerces-C Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Deny Service or Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: xerces-c-3.1.3-1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1727978 CONFIRM svn.apache.org
xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt CONFIRM xerces.apache.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: xerces-c-3.1.3-1.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1121-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
CPU Oct 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2019 MISC www.oracle.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1808-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3493-1 xerces-c DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
83423 BID www.securityfocus.com
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