CVE-2016-5300

Severity

78%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

115%

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.

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.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-06-16 18:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2019-01-23 12:59:00

Affected Software

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS

12.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

14.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10

15.10

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

16.04

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

libexpat Expat

Google Android Operating System 4.4.4

4.4.4

Google Android 5.0.2

5.0.2

Google Android 5.1.1

5.1.1

Google Android 6.0

6.0

Google Android 6.0.1

6.0.1

References

DSA-3597

Third Party Advisory

[oss-security] 20160604 Re: expat hash collision fix too predictable?

Mailing List

[oss-security] 20160604 Re: expat hash collision fix too predictable?

Mailing List

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

Patch, Third Party Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Third Party Advisory

91159

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

USN-3010-1

Third Party Advisory

GLSA-201701-21

Third Party Advisory

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Third Party Advisory

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20

Third Party Advisory

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