cve/2016/CVE-2016-4463.md

### [CVE-2016-4463](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4463)
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### Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137714/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Crash.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/arntsonl/CVE-2016-4463
- https://github.com/mrash/afl-cve