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 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 16, 2016
Added
Jun 20, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-lib64expat1ubuntu-upgrade-libexpat1ubuntu-upgrade-libxmlrpc-c-4ubuntu-upgrade-libxmlrpc-core-c3
References
Rapid7 Labs
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