vulnerability
F5 Networks: K70938105 (CVE-2016-5300): Expat XML library vulnerability CVE-2016-5300
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jun 16, 2016 | Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 1, 2018 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 16, 2016
Added
Feb 16, 2017
Modified
Feb 1, 2018
Description
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.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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