CVE-2016-2099

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Xerces C++: through 3.1.3
Opensuse: 13.2

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html

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