CVE-2016-5300
Publication date 6 June 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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apache2 | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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apr-util | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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audacity | 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
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24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
ayttm | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
cableswig | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
cadaver | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
cmake | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
coin3 | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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expat | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3
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gdcm | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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ghostscript | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
insighttoolkit | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
kompozer | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
libparagui1.1 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
libxmltok | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | |
matanza | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
poco | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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simgear | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
sitecopy | 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
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24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
smart | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
swish-e | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
tdom | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
texlive-bin | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
tla | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
vnc4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
vtk | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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wbxml2 | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
wxwidgets2.6 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
wxwidgets2.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
xmlrpc-c | 24.10 oracular |
Vulnerable
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24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
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20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of ESM support, was needed | |
xotcl | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Notes
ebarretto
tla uses system expat as of 1.3.5+dfsg-15
rodrigo-zaiden
it is also an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6702, that followed CVE-2012-0876. libxmltok is not affected by any of these CVEs as it doesn't have the hash functions.
Patch details
Package | Patch details |
---|---|
expat |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.5 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3013-1
- XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities
- 20 June 2016
- USN-3010-1
- Expat vulnerabilities
- 20 June 2016