CVE-2016-2099

Critical

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Apache Xerces-c\+\+

PublishedMay 13, 2016

First seenMay 13, 2016

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
apache xerces-c\+\+	v ≤ 3.1.3	—
opensuse opensuse	13.2	—

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