CVE-2016-0718 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Expat XML parser, affecting numerous products including those from Apple, Canonical, Debian, Mozilla, and Python. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated, network-adjacent attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted input document. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential impact despite its inactive status on the CISA KEV list.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 48.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.11.0, <= 10.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.