CVE-2016-5300
Publication date 6 June 2016
Last updated 11 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| apache2 | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| apr-util | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| cmake | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| poco | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| sitecopy | 25.10 questing | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| tla | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| cadaver | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| insighttoolkit | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| audacity | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| matanza | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| cableswig | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| xmlrpc-c | 25.10 questing | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| ghostscript | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| ayttm | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| xotcl | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| expat | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Fixed 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3 
                                
                               | |
| libxmltok | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | |
| coin3 | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| gdcm | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| smart | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| vtk | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| kompozer | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| libparagui1.1 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| simgear | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| swish-e | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| tdom | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| texlive-bin | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| vnc4 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
| wbxml2 | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| wxwidgets2.6 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| wxwidgets2.8 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Notes
ebarretto
tla uses system expat as of 1.3.5+dfsg-15
rodrigo-zaiden
it is also an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6702, that followed CVE-2012-0876. libxmltok is not affected by any of these CVEs as it doesn't have the hash functions.
Patch details
| Package | Patch details | 
|---|---|
| expat | 
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score |  | 
| Attack vector | Network | 
| Attack complexity | Low | 
| Privileges required | None | 
| User interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality | None | 
| Integrity impact | None | 
| Availability impact | High | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | 
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3013-1
- XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities
- 20 June 2016
- USN-3010-1
- Expat vulnerabilities
- 20 June 2016