CVE-2016-0718
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
macOS Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | Affected | — |
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
| 12 | Affected | — |
| 11 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.1.1-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.1.1-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.1.1-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.1.1-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.1.1-2 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | {"endExcluding":"48.0"} | 48.0 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_debuginfo | 11 | |
| suse | studio_onsite | 1.3 | |
| libexpat_project | libexpat | {"endExcluding":"2.2.0"} | 2.2.0 |
| mcafee | policy_auditor | {"endExcluding":"6.5.1"} | 6.5.1 |
| python | python | {"startIncluding":"2.7.0","endExcluding":"2.7.15"} | 2.7.15 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0718.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68
- http://support.eset.com/ca6333/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.