High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5300
CVE-2016-5300
Description
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.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21nvdThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4nvdMailing List
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5nvdMailing List
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
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