USN-2983-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2983-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2983-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2983-1
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Published
2016-05-18T11:37:08.147937Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:15Z
Summary
expat vulnerability
Details

Gustavo Grieco discovered that Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-4
2.1.0-4ubuntu1
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2016-0718",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2016-0718",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}