CVE-2016-4463 (GCVE-0-2016-4463)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-07-08 19:00
Modified
2024-08-06 00:32
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137714/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Crash.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538784/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91501
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036211
secalert@redhat.comhttp://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-4463.txt
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3335
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3506
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3514
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2069
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10510&version=12336069
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3610
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137714/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Crash.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538784/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91501
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036211
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-4463.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3335
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3506
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3514
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2069
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10510&version=12336069
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3610
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
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