{
    "id": "CVE-2016-0729",
    "published": "2016-04-07 21:59:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:38:06",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.",
    "epss_score": "0.09115",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95171",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "samsung",
            "product": "x14j_firmware"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html",
        "http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113",
        "http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt",
        "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46",
        "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html"
    ]
}