UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2099

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2099
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2099.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2099
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Published
2016-05-13T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:37Z
Severity
  • 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
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xerces-c

Package

Name
xerces-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1-3
3.1.1-3ubuntu1
3.1.1-4
3.1.1-5
3.1.1-5.1~build0.14.04.1
3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-samples",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c3.1",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / xerces-c

Package

Name
xerces-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1-5.1
3.1.2+debian-1
3.1.3+debian-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-samples",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c3.1",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}