VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-0718

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability13.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-26
Last modified2026-10-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references