CVE-2016-0729
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0729
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-0729.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-0729
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-04-07T21:59:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- 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://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- 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
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.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.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