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CVE-2015-5312
The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=69030714cde66d525a8884bda01b9e8f0abf8e1e
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276693
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79536
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
December 15th, 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.