CVE-2016-5300
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-399
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)7%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365