CVE-2016-2099 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free flaw in Apache Xerces C++ allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via malicious XML input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2099?
CVE-2016-2099 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 13 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2099?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apache Xerces-C\+\+, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2099?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-2099 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
- CVE-2017-12627 Null dereference in Apache Xerces C++
- CVE-2023-37536 HCL BigFix Platform is vulnerable to an integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3
- CVE-2024-23807 Apache Xerces C++: Use-after-free on external DTD scan
- CVE-2018-1311 Use after free in Apache Xerces-C
- CVE-2008-4482 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2099, DLA-467-1, DSA-3579-1, ECHO-5b5f-645d-4720, GHSA-pgr8-2267-r79x, MGASA-2016-0189 and 1 more.