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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4472

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4472 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH

The overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13expat0, 0, 0
Debian:12expat0, 0, 0
Debian:11expat0, 0, 0
Debian:11libxmltok1.2-4.1~exp1, 0, 1.2-4
Debian:14expat0, 0, 0
Debian:12libxmltok0, 1.2-4.1, 1.2-4.1~exp1

Timeline

  • Jun 30, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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