cve-2016-2099
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-05-13 14:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:17
Severity ?
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46
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