Description
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.
Published: 2016-04-07
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 23.0% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-433-1 xerces-c security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3493-1 xerces-c security update
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.24764}

epss

{'score': 0.24194}


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Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Samsung X14j Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:03.991Z

Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0729

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-07T21:59:01.027

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-0729

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-0729 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses