Disclosure summary
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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-119
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2016-0718
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | * {"versionEndExcluding":"48.0"} |
| apple | mac_os_x | * {"versionStartIncluding":"10.11.0","versionEndIncluding":"10.11.5"} |
| suse | linux_enterprise_debuginfo | 11 |
| suse | studio_onsite | 1.3 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 11 |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 12 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 12 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 12 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 12 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 |
| libexpat_project | libexpat | * {"versionEndExcluding":"2.2.0"} |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 |
| mcafee | policy_auditor | * {"versionEndExcluding":"6.5.1"} |
| python | python | * {"versionStartIncluding":"3.6.0","versionEndExcluding":"3.6.2"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- access.redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- kc.mcafee.com — Third Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org — Third Party Advisory
- source.android.com — Third Party Advisory
- support.apple.com — Third Party Advisory
- www.tenable.com — Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- kc.mcafee.com — Third Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org — Third Party Advisory
- source.android.com — Third Party Advisory
- support.apple.com — Third Party Advisory
- www.tenable.com — Third Party Advisory
PUBLISHED 2016-05-26T12:59:00-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T17:17:04-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:18-04:00