CVE-2016-0729
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.091 · 95 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedxerces-c-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-debuginfo-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0430 - Fixedxerces-c-devel-0:3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (60)
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advisories (1)
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- RHSA-2016:0430Red Hat Security Advisory: xerces-c security update2016-03-10csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated xerces-c packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
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sources
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references (42)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.htmlcnnvd
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493cnnvd
- http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txtcnnvd
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=31598cnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.htmlenisa_euvd
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