Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2016-0718
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.133 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.133 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- Libexpat Project
- Mcafee Policy Auditor
- Mozilla Firefox
- Python
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- support.eset.com/ca6333/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0718?
- CVE-2016-0718 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0718?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0718 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.