Is CVE-2016-0718 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-0718 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0718?

CVE-2016-0718 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-0718?

Patch guidance is available from mozilla security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-0718.

Fix CVE-2016-0718 - CRITICAL mozilla firefox

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-0718?

26 products: mozilla firefox, apple mac os x, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse studio onsite, suse linux enterprise server, and 21 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MOZILLA
Published: 5/26/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

mozilla : firefoxapple : mac_os_xsuse : linux_enterprise_debuginfosuse : studio_onsitesuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitopensuse : leapsuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitsuse : linux_enterprise_software_development_kitcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxlibexpat_project : libexpatdebian : debian_linuxopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusemcafee : policy_auditorpython : pythonpython : pythonpython : pythonpython : pythonpython : python

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2016-0718. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2016-0718

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CVE-2016-0718 vulnerability