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CVE-2016-0729 json

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache X…

published 2016-04-07 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0758

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.1%
EPSS 9.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • xerces-c Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.3+debian-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0729

  • xerces-c Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0729

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • xerces-c RHEL 7 3.1.1-8.el7_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0430

  • xerces-c SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +3 more 3.1.1-7.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1026-1

  • xerces-c openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.1.4-1.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10039-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-0729 updated cvss 6.8

xerces-c: parser crashes on malformed input

  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 xerces-c Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3 xerces-c Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 xerces-c
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xerces-c 3.1.1-8.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) xerces-c 3.1.1-8.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) xerces-c 3.1.1-8.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xerces-c-doc 3.1.1-8.el7_2, xerces-c-devel 3.1.1-8.el7_2, xerces-c-debuginfo 3.1.1-8.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) xerces-c 3.1.1-8.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xerces-c-doc 3.1.1-8.el7_2, xerces-c-devel 3.1.1-8.el7_2, xerces-c-debuginfo 3.1.1-8.el7_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0430
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 xerces-c
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

9.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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