CVE advisoryCRITICAL
CVE-2016-0718
Expat XML Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Halo Surface Signal: 3 out of 5 — possibly public-facing.
Expat, an XML parsing library, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing malformed input, potentially causing a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is concerning due to Expat's widespread use in numerous applications and systems.