CVE-2016-0718

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
audacity	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
ayttm	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
cableswig	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
cadaver	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	21.10 impish	Ignored
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored
	20.10 groovy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable
	19.10 eoan	Ignored
	19.04 disco	Ignored
	18.10 cosmic	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Vulnerable
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
coin3	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	21.10 impish	Ignored
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored
	20.10 groovy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable
	19.10 eoan	Ignored
	19.04 disco	Ignored
	18.10 cosmic	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Vulnerable
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Vulnerable
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
expat	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	23.10 mantic	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	23.04 lunar	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	22.10 kinetic	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	21.10 impish	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	21.04 hirsute	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	20.10 groovy	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	19.10 eoan	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	19.04 disco	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	17.10 artful	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1
	15.10 wily	Fixed 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.15.10.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.3
firefox	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
gdcm	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
insighttoolkit	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
kompozer	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
libparagui1.1	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
libxmltok	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 1.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	21.10 impish	Ignored
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 1.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 1.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.2-3ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2 Ubuntu Pro
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
matanza	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	21.10 impish	Ignored
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored
	20.10 groovy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable
	19.10 eoan	Ignored
	19.04 disco	Ignored
	18.10 cosmic	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Vulnerable
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
poco	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
simgear	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
sitecopy	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
smart	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
swish-e	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	21.10 impish	Ignored
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored
	20.10 groovy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable
	19.10 eoan	Ignored
	19.04 disco	Ignored
	18.10 cosmic	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Vulnerable
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
tdom	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
thunderbird	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
tla	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
vnc4	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Ignored
	19.04 disco	Ignored
	18.10 cosmic	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
vtk	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
wbxml2	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
wxwidgets2.6	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
wxwidgets2.8	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	19.10 eoan	Not in release
	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
xmlrpc-c	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	21.10 impish	Ignored
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored
	20.10 groovy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable
	19.10 eoan	Ignored
	19.04 disco	Ignored
	18.10 cosmic	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Vulnerable
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Vulnerable
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1.16.33-3.1ubuntu5.2
xotcl	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored

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Notes

ebarretto

tla uses system expat as of 1.3.5+dfsg-15

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
expat	Upstream: be4b1c0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3013-1
XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities
20 June 2016

USN-3044-1
Firefox vulnerabilities
5 August 2016

USN-2983-1
Expat vulnerability
18 May 2016

USN-5455-1
xmltok library vulnerabilities
19 July 2022

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0718

Cvss 3 Severity Score