vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-2099: Xerces-C++: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 13, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 13, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-xerces-c
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