cve/2016/CVE-2016-0729.md

### [CVE-2016-0729](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0729)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135949/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/mrash/afl-cve