CVE-2016-5300

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The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attacker

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0197

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
libexpat project libexpat< 2.2.0
google androidall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD16 Jun 2016 · 06:59 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10077-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2699-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2700-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0424-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0415-1
Show all 8 vendor advisoriesandroid-securityANDROID-2016-11-01High
usnUSN-3013-1
usnUSN-3010-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5Mailing List

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1Third Party Advisory

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21Third Party Advisory

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20Third Party Advisory

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