Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-0729

Title: Samsung X14J Firmware RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-0729.

CWE Category CWE-119
Published Date Apr 07, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
9.12%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-0729: Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.

Impacted Vendors

F
fedoraproject 1
S
samsung 1
R
redhat 1

Reference Links

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113 http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46 https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182062.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182131.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182597.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00086.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1727978 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3493 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537620/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83423 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035113 http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-0729.txt https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2061 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46 https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-0729 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.