CVE-2016-4472 describes a denial-of-service or potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Expat, affecting products like Canonical, McAfee, and Python. This flaw arises from compilers removing overflow protection under specific optimization settings, allowing remote attackers to exploit it with crafted XML data. Rated 8.1 HIGH, it has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
< 6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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