CVE-2016-0729

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0729
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-07 21:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/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 v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/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 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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CPU Oct 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1727978 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1808-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[XERCESC-2061] Buffer overruns in prolog parsing and error handling - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:0966-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: xerces-c-3.1.3-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Xerces-C++: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-46) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: xerces-c-3.1.3-1.fc24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Apache Xerces-C Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Deny Service or Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3493-1 xerces-c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1121-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: xerces-c-3.1.3-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xerces.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Apache Xerces-C XML Parser Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
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