CVE-2016-0718

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Oct 8, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 26, 2016
Last modified
Oct 8, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-0718: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix