CVE-2016-2099
moderate-risk
Published 2016-05-13
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.
Do I need to act?
~
2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (2)
Xerces-C\+\+
References (18)
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low