FKIE_CVE-2016-4463
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-07-08 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:47
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | xerces-c\+\+ | * | |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:47:36.277",
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