USN-4784-1: xerces-c Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 15-03-2021Last modified 25-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-4784-1 is a vulnerability in xerces-c Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3
CVE-2016-2099CVE-2016-4463CVE-2017-12627

Timeline

  1. 15-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

xerces-c vulnerabilities It was discovered that Xerces-C++ XML Parser mishandles certain kinds of external DTD references, resulting in a user-after-free. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-2099) It was discovered that Xerces-C++ XML Parser fails to successfully parse a DTD that is too deeply nested. An unauthenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. This issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-4463) It was discovered that Xerces-C++ mishandles certain kinds of external DTD references, resulting in dereference of a NULL pointer. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-12627)

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • xerces-c< 3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

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