CVE-2016-5300

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…

published June 16, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
7%
Percentile
93.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06539 · 93.7th percentile
Published
2016-06-16T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JUN 18:00Z
    The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…
    cvelistv5