CVE-2016-5300high
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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.
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/[email protected]%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-06-16
Updated: 2021-07-31
Type: CWE-399
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
Configuration 3
OR
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129256 | EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : expat (EulerOS-SA-2019-2063) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 126869 | EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : expat (EulerOS-SA-2019-1742) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 126540 | EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : expat (EulerOS-SA-2019-1698) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 126293 | EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : expat (EulerOS-SA-2019-1666) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 109583 | Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : python (SSA:2018-124-01) | Nessus | Slackware Local Security Checks | critical |
| 103796 | FreeBSD : Python 2.7 -- multiple vulnerabilities (9164f51e-ae20-11e7-a633-009c02a2ab30) | Nessus | FreeBSD Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100027 | Apple iTunes < 12.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) (credentialed check) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100026 | Apple iTunes < 12.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check) | Nessus | Peer-To-Peer File Sharing | critical |
| 100025 | Apple iTunes < 12.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check) | Nessus | Windows | critical |
| 97280 | openSUSE Security Update : expat (openSUSE-2017-260) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 97080 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : expat (SUSE-SU-2017:0424-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 97065 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : expat (SUSE-SU-2017:0415-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 96415 | GLSA-201701-21 : Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | critical |
| 96337 | Tenable Passive Vulnerability Scanner 5.x < 5.2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SWEET32) | Nessus | Misc. | critical |
| 96092 | Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : expat (SSA:2016-359-01) | Nessus | Slackware Local Security Checks | critical |
| 94301 | F5 Networks BIG-IP : Expat XML library vulnerability (K70938105) | Nessus | F5 Networks Local Security Checks | high |
| 92229 | Fedora 22 : expat (2016-0fd6ca526a) | Nessus | Fedora Local Security Checks | critical |
| 92117 | Fedora 24 : expat (2016-7c6e7a9265) | Nessus | Fedora Local Security Checks | critical |
| 92102 | Fedora 23 : expat (2016-60889583ab) | Nessus | Fedora Local Security Checks | critical |
| 91729 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : xmlrpc-c vulnerabilities (USN-3013-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 91726 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 / 16.04 LTS : expat vulnerabilities (USN-3010-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
| 91526 | FreeBSD : expat -- multiple vulnerabilities (c9c252f5-2def-11e6-ae88-002590263bf5) | Nessus | FreeBSD Local Security Checks | high |
| 91523 | Debian DLA-508-1 : expat security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
| 91506 | Debian DSA-3597-1 : expat - security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |