CVE-2016-4463
Published on: 07/08/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:26:58 PM UTC
Certain versions of Xerces-c from Apache contain the following vulnerability:
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.
- CVE-2016-4463 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | NONE | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 5 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
NONE | NONE | PARTIAL |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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No Description Provided | cve.report (archive) text/html |
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Apache Xerces-C XML Parser Crash ≈ Packet Storm | packetstormsecurity.com text/html |
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Release Notes - ASF JIRA | issues.apache.org text/html |
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CPU July 2018 | www.oracle.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | access.redhat.com text/html |
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xerces.apache.org text/plain |
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openSUSE-SU-2016:2232-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | access.redhat.com text/html |
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SecurityFocus | www.securityfocus.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | access.redhat.com text/html |
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Apache Xerces DTD Parsing Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Application to Crash - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3610-1 xerces-c | www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html |
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openSUSE-SU-2016:1808-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-c | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 | www.oracle.com text/html |
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[XERCESC-2069] Stack overflow in 3.1.3 - ASF JIRA | issues.apache.org text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Exploit/POC from Github
Proof of concept for CVE-2016-4463
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Application | Apache | Xerces-c | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE