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CVE-2015-5312
published 2015-12-15

CVE-2015-5312: The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does not properly prevent entity expansion, which allows context-dependent…

high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACMAuNCNINAC
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.

Affected

29 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
appleios
appleiphone_os<= 9.2.1
applemac_os_x<= 10.11.3
appleos_x_el_capitan_v10.11.4_and_security_update_2016-002
appletvos<= 9.1
appletvos
applewatchos<= 2.1
applewatchos
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlibxml2< libxml2 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)libxml2 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)
hpicewall_federation_agent
hpicewall_file_manager
nokogirinokogiri>= 1.6.0 < 1.6.7.11.6.7.1
paloaltopan-os
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_node
redhatenterprise_linux_server
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation
xmlsoftlibxml2<= 2.9.2
xmlsoftlibxml2>= 0 < 2.9.3+dfsg1-12.9.3+dfsg1-1

CVSS provenance

nvd7.1HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
ghsa5.0MEDIUM
osv7.1HIGH