MGASA-2016-0189

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    MGASA-2016-0189

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2099

    Summary: Updated xerces-c packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Gustavo Grieco discovered an use-after-free vulnerability in xerces-c, due to not properly handling invalid characters in XML input documents in the DTDScanner (CVE-2016-2099).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0189.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18421, https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xerces-c

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/xerces-c?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.2-1.2.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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    High