CVE-2016-0718

9.8 critical SSVC exploitation: none Modified

Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Fix

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch, Third Party Advisory

Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.

Change history 1

2026-10-15 00:45First seenCVSS 9.8 · mozilla, apple, suseNVD modified 2026-10-08 21:17

Affected (CPE criteria) 22

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 60

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://support.eset.com/ca6333/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206903 Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://support.eset.com/ca6333/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206903 Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 Third Party Advisory