xerces-c: parser crashes on malformed input
Published Apr 7, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 9.12%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- t-ms14jakucb-1102.5
Configuration 2
- 22
- 23
- 24
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xerces-c-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xerces-c
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
xerces-c
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3
xerces-c
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
xerces-c
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xerces-c-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xerces-c | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | xerces-c | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3 | xerces-c | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | xerces-c | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.12% (0.09115) | 95.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.95% (0.08946) | 94.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 23.02% (0.23016) | 95.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.19% (0.24194) | 95.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.94% (0.33940) | 95.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.19% (0.24194) | 95.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.40% (0.02396) | 90.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 3.13% (0.03133) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 3.06% (0.03064) | 89.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 2.67% (0.02675) | 88.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.52% (0.02517) | 88.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 3.12% (0.03122) | 89.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.37% (0.03370) | 89.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 52.13% (0.52134) | 98.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 14, 2022 | 52.13% (0.52134) | 98.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 54.48% (0.54481) | 98.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0729 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312231 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0729
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0729
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html x_refsource_MISC
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