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
EPSS: 0.028 (86.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Libexpat_project Libexpat
- Mcafee Policy_auditor
- Mozilla Firefox
- Python
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian 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
- RHSA-2016:2824 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- 1037705 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 1036415 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- USN-2983-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1523 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- 90729 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- USN-3044-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, 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.