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CVE-2016-0718

Published: May 26, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
13.3%
Top 4.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise debuginfoOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
studio onsiteOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise software development kitOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mozilla
oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.
firefoxOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
apple
commercial·USaka apple inc., apple computer
mac os xOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libexpat project
oss-projectaka libexpat, expat
libexpatLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
tenable.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705
securitytracker.com
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