vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-0718: Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 26, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 26, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-expat
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