vulnerability
IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2016-4472: Expat XML parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the removal by compilers with certain optimization settings
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 7, 2022 | Sep 7, 2022 | Nov 20, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 7, 2022
Added
Sep 7, 2022
Modified
Nov 20, 2025
Description
Expat XML parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the removal by compilers with certain optimization settings. By using a specially-crafted XML data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
Solutions
ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-pi73984-for-9_0ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-pi73984-for-8_5ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-pi73984-for-7_0ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-9_0_0_2ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-8_5_5_11ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-8_0_0_13ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-7_0_0_43
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