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CVE-2015-1819

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.

Published

2015-08-14T18:59:03.987

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.04	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	≤ 5.0	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml	*	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 9.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	≤ 10.11.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	≤ 9.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	watchos	≤ 2.1	Yes
Operating System	oracle	linux	7	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	23	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172710.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172943.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1419.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=213f1fe0d76d30eaed6e5853057defc43e6df2c9 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-08 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
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https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172710.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172943.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1419.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75570 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=213f1fe0d76d30eaed6e5853057defc43e6df2c9 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-08 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)