CVE-2016-0729 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 7 Apr 2016 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted documents due to buffer overflows in the Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-0729?

CVE-2016-0729 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 7 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0729?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (22)

`xerces-c` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:3.1.1-8.el7_2`
`xerces-c` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	All versions	`3.1.1-7.1`
`xerces-c` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	All versions	`3.1.1-7.1`
`xerces-c` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	All versions	`3.1.1-7.1`
`xerces-c` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	All versions	`3.1.1-7.1`
`xerces-c` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1	All versions	`3.1.1-7.1`
`xerces-c` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12	All versions	`3.1.1-7.1`

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Samsung X14j Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0729?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-0729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CVE-2016-0716, CVE-2016-0717, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0729, DLA-433-1, DSA-3493-1, ECHO-d725-4b58-96b4 and 5 more.