CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-2099

Published: May 13, 2016 | Modified: May 06, 2026
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
5.8 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Xerces-c++Apache*3.1.3 (including)
Xerces-cUbuntuesm-apps-legacy/xenial*
Xerces-cUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Xerces-cUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Xerces-cUbuntuprecise*
Xerces-cUbuntutrusty*
Xerces-cUbuntutrusty/esm*
Xerces-cUbuntuwily*
Xerces-cUbuntuxenial*

References