Vulnerability Details : 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 2016-06-16 18:59:11
Updated 2021-07-31 08:15:08
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5300

EPSS FAQ
0.76%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 81 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5300

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.8
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
10.0
6.9
 NIST
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-5300

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-5300

Products affected by CVE-2016-5300

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