CVE-2016-4472

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4472
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-30 17:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Expat CVE-2016-4472 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-21) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org 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
Bug 1344251 – CVE-2016-4472 expat: Undefined behavior and pointer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-3013-1: XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com 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
Expat XML Parser / Code_GIT / Commit [f0bec7] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
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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