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Vulnerability details: VCID-12vz-x2ff-aaam
Vulnerability ID VCID-12vz-x2ff-aaam
Aliases CVE-2016-5300
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-331 Insufficient Entropy
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5300.html
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rhbs medium https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343085
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6702
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5300
generic_textual Medium http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/468
cvssv2 4.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3 6.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
cvssv2 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5300
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5300
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3010-1
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3013-1
generic_textual Medium https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3010-1
generic_textual Medium https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3013-1
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
generic_textual CRITICAL http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5300.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-5300.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5300
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6702
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5300
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/468
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3010-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3013-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3010-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3013-1
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5
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/91159
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
1343085 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343085
cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-5300 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5300
USN-3010-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3010-1/
USN-3013-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3013-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5300
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5300
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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physical

low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

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low

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.62063
EPSS Score 0.0044
Published At May 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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