Buffer overflow in Samsung X14j_firmware
CVE-2016-0729
Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memo…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.230 (96.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Samsung X14j_firmware — versions t-ms14jakucb-1102.5
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23, 24
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- FEDORA-2016-880b91c090 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- 1035113 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- 83423 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- FEDORA-2016-ae9ac16cf3 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1121 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 20160225 CVE-2016-0729: Apache Xerces-C XML Parser Crashes on Malformed Input (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0729?
- CVE-2016-0729 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samsung X14j_firmware, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0729?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0729 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.