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Status published
Medium
CVE-2015-3451
The _clone function in XML::LibXML before 2.0119 does not properly...
Vulnerability Description
The _clone function in XML::LibXML before 2.0119 does not properly set the expand_entities option, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via crafted XML data to the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/Changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1
- https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333
More from xml-libxml project
View All →Affected Vendor
xml-libxml project
View all reports →Affected Software
xml-libxml, ubuntu linux, debian linux, fedora, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 7.0, 8.0, 20, 21, 13.1, 13.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 12th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.