fkie_cve-2015-5312
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2015-12-15 21:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79536
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276693Issue Tracking
secalert@redhat.comhttps://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=69030714cde66d525a8884bda01b9e8f0abf8e1e
secalert@redhat.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
secalert@redhat.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206169Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79536
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276693Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=69030714cde66d525a8884bda01b9e8f0abf8e1e
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206169Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
apple iphone_os *
apple mac_os_x *
apple tvos *
apple watchos *
xmlsoft libxml2 *
hp icewall_federation_agent 3.0
hp icewall_file_manager 3.0
debian debian_linux 7.0
debian debian_linux 8.0


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         type: "Primary",
      },
   ],
}


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Security Advisory comment format.

This schema specifies the format of a comment related to a security advisory.

UUIDv4 of the comment
UUIDv4 of the Vulnerability-Lookup instance
When the comment was created originally
When the comment was last updated
Title of the comment
Description of the comment
The identifier of the vulnerability (CVE ID, GHSA-ID, PYSEC ID, etc.).



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Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.