CVE-2016-0718
What it is
Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 13.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 13.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 13.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox < 48.0
- Apple Mac Os X ≤ 10.11.5
- Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11
- Suse Studio Onsite 1.3
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
- Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11
- Opensuse Leap 42.1
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2016-0718.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2016-0718. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68
- http://support.eset.com/ca6333/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102