CVE - CVE-2016-2099

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-2099	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:90502 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html CONFIRM:https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066 DEBIAN:DSA-3579 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579 GENTOO:GLSA-201612-46 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160509 CVE-2016-2099: use-after-free in Xerces 3.1.3 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:1744 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:1808 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:2232 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160129	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160129)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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