CVE-2016-0718
criticalExpat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers…
Vendor / product: Mozilla — firefox
Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed input document, which triggers a buffer overflow.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2016-05-26 16:59
Modified: 2026-10-08 21:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
mozilla / firefox <48.0
apple / mac_os_x ≥10.11.0 ≤10.11.5
suse / linux_enterprise_debuginfo 11
suse / studio_onsite 1.3
suse / linux_enterprise_server 11, 12
suse / linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11, 12
opensuse / leap 42.1
suse / linux_enterprise_desktop 12
canonical / ubuntu_linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
libexpat_project / libexpat <2.2.0
debian / debian_linux 8.0
opensuse / opensuse 13.1, 13.2
mcafee / policy_auditor <6.5.1
python / python ≥2.7.0 <2.7.15, ≥3.3.0 <3.3.7, ≥3.4.0 <3.4.7, ≥3.5.0 <3.5.4, ≥3.6.0 <3.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Patch / mitigation: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Executio... secalert@redhat.com
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68 secalert@redhat.com
- http://support.eset.com/ca6333/ secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582 secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12 secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729 secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415 secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705 secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1 secalert@redhat.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102 secalert@redhat.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC · record ↗