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    CVE-2016-2099

    Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document.

    Published:May 9, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 13, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.01611
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Xerces-c\+\+
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2024-23807 (CVSS 9.8) — The Apache Xerces C++ XML parser on versions 3.0.0 before 3.2.5 contains a use-after-free error triggered duri…
    CVE-2023-37536 (CVSS 8.2) — An integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3 in BigFix Platform allows remote attackers to cause out-of-bound acces…
    CVE-2018-1311 (CVSS 8.1) — The Apache Xerces-C 3.0.0 to 3.2.3 XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of…
    CVE-2017-12627 (CVSS 9.8) — In Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library before 3.2.1, processing of external DTD paths can result in a null poin…
    CVE-2016-4463 (CVSS 7.5) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a de…
    CVE-2015-0252 (CVSS 5) — internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (s…
    CVE-2012-0880 (CVSS 7.5) — Apache Xerces-C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message…
    CVE-2009-1885 (CVSS 4.3) — Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows c…
    CVE-2008-4482 (CVSS 7.8) — The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (sta…
    CVE-2004-1575 (CVSS 5) — The XML parser in Xerces-C++ 2.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via …

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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