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…
EPSS: 0.022 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1
- Libexpat_project Libexpat
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160604 Re: expat hash collision fix too predictable? (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- DSA-3597 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- 91159 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- GLSA-201701-21 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- USN-3010-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160604 Re: expat hash collision fix too predictable? (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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.