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CVE-2016-5300 Details

Description

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E	CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E	[email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 15.10 16.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
libexpat project libexpat	< 2.2.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
google android	4.4.4 5.0.2 5.1.1 6.0 6.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

18 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]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 31, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 29, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 28, 2021	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 25, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 23, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 19, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 30, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 23, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 20, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 18, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2016-5300 Details

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