CVE-2016-5300
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 16, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 4, 2016
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- [oss-security] 20160604 Re: expat hash collision fix too predictable?mailing-list
- DSA-3597vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- 91159vdb-entry
- GLSA-201701-21vendor-advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- USN-3010-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160604 Re: expat hash collision fix too predictable?mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
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