vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4472): XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 20, 2016
Added
Jun 20, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025

Description

It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ unexpectedly
called srand in certain circumstances. This could reduce the security of
calling applications. (CVE-2012-6702)

It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ incorrectly
handled seeding the random number generator. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-5300)

Gustavo Grieco discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++
incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked
against XML-RPC for C and C++ were tricked into opening a crafted XML file,
an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-0718)

It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ incorrectly
handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked against XML-RPC
for C and C++ were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker
could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-1283, CVE-2016-4472)

Solution(s)

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libxmlrpc-c-4ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libxmlrpc-core-c3ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libxmltok1ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libxmltok1t64
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