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CVE-2016-5300 Detail

Description

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4 Mailing List 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5 Mailing List 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5300
NVD Published Date:
06/16/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE