CVE-2015-1819
libxml2: denial of service processing a crafted XML document
Severity Score
5.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Vulnerabilidad en el xmlreader en libxml, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) a través de datos XML manipulados, relacionada con un ataque XML Entity Expansión (XEE).
A denial of service flaw was found in the way the libxml2 library parsed certain XML files. An attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when parsed by an application using libxml2, could cause that application to use an excessive amount of memory.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2015-02-17 CVE Reserved
- 2015-07-07 CVE Published
- 2023-06-06 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (26)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75570 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://xmlsoft.org/news.html | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206166 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://support.apple.com/HT206167 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://support.apple.com/HT206168 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://support.apple.com/HT206169 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=213f1fe0d76d30eaed6e5853057defc43e6df2c9 | 2019-12-27 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | <= 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version " <= 5.0" | - |
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| Xmlsoft Search vendor "Xmlsoft" | Libxml Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml" | * | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" | 11.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.3" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" | <= 9.2.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 9.2.1" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" | <= 10.11.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.11.3" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" | <= 9.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " <= 9.1" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" | <= 2.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " <= 2.1" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | 7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "7" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 13.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 23 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "23" | - |
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