CVE-2016-5300
moderate-risk
Published 2016-06-16
The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.
Do I need to act?
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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
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (11)
Affected Vendors
References (26)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
and 6 more references
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
16/34 · Moderate