CVE-2016-4472

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4472
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-30 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat All All All All
Application Mcafee Policy Auditor All All All All
Application Python Python All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Expat XML Parser / Code_GIT / Commit [f0bec7] CONFIRM sourceforge.net Patch
USN-3013-1: XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-21) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
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) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
Bug 1344251 – CVE-2016-4472 expat: Undefined behavior and pointer overflows CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
[R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
Expat CVE-2016-4472 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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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