Is CVE-2016-0729 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-0729 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0729?

CVE-2016-0729 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-0729?

Patch guidance is available from samsung security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-0729.

Fix CVE-2016-0729 - CRITICAL samsung x14j firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-0729?

4 products: samsung x14j firmware, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) internal/XMLReader.cpp, (2) util/XMLURL.cpp, and (3) util/XMLUri.cpp in the XML Parser library in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault or memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/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: SAMSUNG
Published: 4/7/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

samsung : x14j_firmwarefedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedora

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD