{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0729","details":"Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.","modified":"2026-04-22T10:26:16.487658Z","published":"2016-04-07T21:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-0729"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0729"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=145641008814590&w=2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0729"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"xerces-c","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["3.1.1-3","3.1.1-3ubuntu1","3.1.1-4","3.1.1-5","3.1.1-5.1~build0.14.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libxerces-c-samples","binary_version":"3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libxerces-c3.1","binary_version":"3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0729.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}