CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-5312
7.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-12-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.1 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Description
The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does not properly prevent entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3660.
Affected configurations
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.10
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
• apple iphone os (<= 9.2.1)
• apple mac os x (<= 10.11.3)
• apple tvos (<= 9.1)
• apple watchos (<= 2.1)
• xmlsoft libxml2 (<= 2.9.2)
• hp icewall federation agent 3.0
• hp icewall file manager 3.0
• debian debian linux 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79536 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276693 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=69030714cde66d525a8884bda01b9e8f0abf8e1e git.gnome.org
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 security.gentoo.org
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79536 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276693 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=69030714cde66d525a8884bda01b9e8f0abf8e1e git.gnome.org
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 security.gentoo.org
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Vendor Advisory