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CVE-2016-0729 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html	CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html	CVE
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46	CVE
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978	CVE
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113	CVE
http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html	[email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html	[email protected]
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46	[email protected]
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978	[email protected]
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113	[email protected]
http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 36 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
samsung x14j firmware	t-ms14jakucb-1102.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:samsung:x14j_firmware:t-ms14jakucb-1102.5:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	22 23 24
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

17 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 16, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 17, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 3, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 23, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 4, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 11, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 8, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]