CVE-2016-5300: Libexpat Project vulnerability
Libexpat Project · Libexpat
Vendor fix available · Affected: Libexpat Project · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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Higher than 93% of scored CVEs
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DescriptionCVE.org
The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Libexpat Project
- Published
- June 2016
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-399cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisorydebian.org
- Vendor advisorysecurity.gentoo.org
- Vendor advisoryubuntu.com
- tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20tenable.com
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmloracle.com
- oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.horacle.com
- securityfocus.com/bid/91159securityfocus.com
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlsource.android.com
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365kc.mcafee.com
- Mailing listopenwall.com
- Mailing listopenwall.com
- Mailing listlists.apache.org
1 more reference is in the CVE record.