THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-4463
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-4463

Xerces C\+\+ vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
14.1%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Xerces C\+\+
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2016-07-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-4463

  • Confirm whether Apache Xerces C\+\+ is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-4463.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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