CVE-2015-3451 (GCVE-0-2015-3451)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-05-12 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
12 references
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| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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2015-04-23 00:00
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