gsd-2015-7941
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
Details
libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly stop parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and libxml2 crash) via crafted XML data to the (1) xmlParseEntityDecl or (2) xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c, as demonstrated by non-terminated entities.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2015-7941


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               cvssV2: {
                  accessComplexity: "MEDIUM",
                  accessVector: "NETWORK",
                  authentication: "NONE",
                  availabilityImpact: "PARTIAL",
                  baseScore: 4.3,
                  confidentialityImpact: "NONE",
                  integrityImpact: "NONE",
                  vectorString: "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
                  version: "2.0",
               },
               exploitabilityScore: 8.6,
               impactScore: 2.9,
               obtainAllPrivilege: false,
               obtainOtherPrivilege: false,
               obtainUserPrivilege: false,
               severity: "MEDIUM",
               userInteractionRequired: true,
            },
         },
         lastModifiedDate: "2017-09-14T01:29Z",
         publishedDate: "2015-11-18T16:59Z",
      },
   },
}


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