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F5 Networks: K04253390 (CVE-2016-2099): Apache Xerces vulnerability CVE-2016-2099

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F5 Networks: K04253390 (CVE-2016-2099): Apache Xerces vulnerability CVE-2016-2099

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/16/2017
Modified
12/26/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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