CVE-2016-4472
high · 8.1The overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716.
8.1
CVSS
11.9%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
96th
EPSS percentile
2016-06-30
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-119
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| libexpat_project | libexpat | <= 2.1.1 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 |
| mcafee | policy_auditor | < 6.5.1 |
| python | python | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.15 |
| python | python | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.7 |
| python | python | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.7 |
| python | python | >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.4 |
| python | python | >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.2 |
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91528
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3013-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344251
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
- https://sourceforge.net/p/expat/code_git/ci/f0bec73b018caa07d3e75ec8dd967f3785d71bde
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91528
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3013-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344251
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
- https://sourceforge.net/p/expat/code_git/ci/f0bec73b018caa07d3e75ec8dd967f3785d71bde
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
Query this programmatically:
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