CVE-2016-0729

Publication date 7 April 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xerces-c	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Fixed 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.15.10.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 3.1.1-1+deb6u2build0.12.04.1

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
xerces-c	Upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.8 · Critical

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H