vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5300): Expat vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jun 16, 2016 | Jun 20, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 16, 2016
Added
Jun 20, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
It was discovered that Expat unexpectedly called srand in certain
circumstances. This could reduce the security of calling applications.
(CVE-2012-6702)
It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled seeding the random number
generator. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2016-5300)
Solution(s)
ubuntu-upgrade-lib64expat1ubuntu-upgrade-libexpat1ubuntu-upgrade-libxmlrpc-c-4ubuntu-upgrade-libxmlrpc-core-c3
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