Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2016-5300
The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.065 (93.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1
- Libexpat Project
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5300?
- CVE-2016-5300 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5300?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5300 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.