| Name | CVE-2016-2099 |
| Description | Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via an invalid character in an XML document. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-467-1, DSA-3579-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 823863 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| xerces-c (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u6 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 3.1.4+debian-2+deb9u2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.1.4+debian-2+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 3.2.2+debian-1+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.2.3+debian-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.2.4+debian-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.2.4+debian-1.3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2066