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CVE-2016-3720

Published: Jun 10, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3720
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in XmlMapper in the Data format extension for Jackson (aka jackson-dataformat-xml) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FedoraFedoraproject24 (including)24 (including)
Jackson-dataformat-xmlUbuntuartful*
Jackson-dataformat-xmlUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Jackson-dataformat-xmlUbuntuwily*
Jackson-dataformat-xmlUbuntuxenial*
Jackson-dataformat-xmlUbuntuyakkety*
Jackson-dataformat-xmlUbuntuzesty*

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