--- title: "CVE-2016-0718\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0718?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2016-0718 Publication date 17 May 2016 Last updated 11 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **9.8 · Critical** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0718?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## 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. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0718?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | xmlrpc-c | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.04 LTS noble | Vulnerable | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable | | 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life | | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life | | 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life | | 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable | | 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life | | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life | | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Vulnerable | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.16.33-3.1ubuntu5.2 | | sitecopy | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | swish-e | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.04 LTS noble | Vulnerable | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable | | 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life | | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life | | 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life | | 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable | | 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life | | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life | | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | insighttoolkit | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | cadaver | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.04 LTS noble | Vulnerable | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable | | 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life | | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life | | 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life | | 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable | | 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life | | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life | | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | ayttm | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | cableswig | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | coin3 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.04 LTS noble | Vulnerable | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable | | 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life | | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life | | 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life | | 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable | | 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life | | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life | | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Vulnerable | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | audacity | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | expat | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 25.10 questing | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 25.04 plucky | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 24.10 oracular | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 23.10 mantic | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 23.04 lunar | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 21.10 impish | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 20.10 groovy | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 19.10 eoan | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 19.04 disco | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 17.10 artful | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 2.1.1-1ubuntu1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1 | | 15.10 wily | Fixed 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.15.10.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.3 | | firefox | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | | gdcm | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | kompozer | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | libparagui1.1 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | libxmltok | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 24.10 oracular | Fixed 1.2-4.1ubuntu3.1 | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm2 Ubuntu Pro | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm4 Ubuntu Pro | | 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life | | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm4 Ubuntu Pro | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm4 Ubuntu Pro | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.2-3ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2 Ubuntu Pro | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | matanza | 26.04 LTS resolute | Ignored | | 25.10 questing | Ignored | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored | | 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | | 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life | | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life | | 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | | 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life | | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life | | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | poco | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | simgear | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | smart | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | tdom | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | thunderbird | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | tla | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | vnc4 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Ignored | | 19.04 disco | Ignored | | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | vtk | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | wbxml2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | wxwidgets2.6 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | wxwidgets2.8 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | xotcl | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0718?format=md#patch-details) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. Free for personal use. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ## Notes --- ### [ebarretto](https://launchpad.net/~ebarretto) tla uses system expat as of 1.3.5+dfsg-15 ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | expat | * Upstream: [be4b1c0](https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/be4b1c06daba1849b8ff5e00bae5caf47f6c39fd) | ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 9.8 · Critical * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | None | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | High | | Integrity impact | High | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 9.8 · Critical | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0718) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0718) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-0718) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0718) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-3013-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3013-1) + XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities + 20 June 2016 + [USN-3044-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3044-1) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 5 August 2016 + [USN-2983-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2983-1) + Expat vulnerability + 18 May 2016 + [USN-5455-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5455-1) + xmltok library vulnerabilities + 19 July 2022 + [USN-7199-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7199-1) + xmltok library vulnerabilities + 13 January 2025 ### Other references *