Vulnerability CVE-2016-0729


Published: 2016-04-07

Description:
Multiple 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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Apache Xerces-C XML Parser Buffer Overflow
Gustavo Grieco
26.02.2016

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Fedoraproject -> Fedora 
Apache -> Xerces-c\+\+ 

 References:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113
http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46

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