### [CVE-2016-5300](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5300)
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### Description

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted identifiers in an XML document.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/fokypoky/places-list