{
    "id": "CVE-2016-2099",
    "published": "2016-05-13 14:59:06",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:43:25",
    "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": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.06781",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93800",
    "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": "apache",
            "product": "xerces-c\\+\\+"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "opensuse"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}