CVE-2016-2099
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.8% (pctl 94)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.78% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-05-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | xerces-c\+\+ |
| opensuse | opensuse |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46
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