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Medium
CVE-2015-7995
The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not...
Vulnerability Description
The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.
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://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://support.apple.com/HT205731
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
- https://support.apple.com/HT205729
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/28/4
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7995
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=7ca19df892ca22d9314e95d59ce2abdeff46b617
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77325
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00123.html
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.386546
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205732
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
iphone os, mac os x, tvos, watchos, libxslt
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 17th, 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.