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CVE-2016-3674

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3674 describes multiple XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerabilities within various drivers of the XStream library (versions prior to 1.4.9), impacting products like Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files through crafted XML documents, requiring low attack complexity. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0818 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (17)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstreamFixed in: 1.4.9
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.3
View patch
github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.2.1Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: maven30-xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat BPM Suite 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: jasperreports-server-pro
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: xstream
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: xstream

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-rgh3-987h-wpmwhigh

XML External Entity Injection in XStream

Jun 30, 2020
redhatCVE-2016-3674Moderate

XStream: enabled processing of external entities

Mar 15, 2016

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183180.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183208.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2822.html
Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2823.html
Broken Link
github.com / x-stream/xstream/issues/25
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3575
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/03/25/8
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/03/28/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/85381
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036419
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
x-stream.github.io / changes.html
Vendor Advisory