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CVE-2016-2099

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Apache.

CVE
CVE-2016-2099
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.78%
Apache

Original NVD 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.