DTD parsing stack overflow in Apache Xerces C++ - CVE-2016-4463
Published: July 4, 2016 / Updated: July 5, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4463
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Xerces C++
Apache Xerces C++
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the target application to crash.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing DTD files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a stack-based buffer overflow in the xml parser library by creating a specially crafted DTD file.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing DTD files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a stack-based buffer overflow in the xml parser library by creating a specially crafted DTD file.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4463
The vendor has issued a fix (3.1.4).