usn-2812-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Florian Weimer discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-1819)
Michal Zalewski discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-7941)
Kostya Serebryany discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7942)
Gustavo Grieco discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8035)
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"affected": [
{
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"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2015-1819",
"severity": [
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2015-7941",
"severity": [
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2015-7942",
"severity": [
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2015-8035",
"severity": [
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxml2-utils",
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
"name": "libxml2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2",
"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3",
"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4",
"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1",
"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2",
"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3",
"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Florian Weimer discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML\ndata. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted document, an attacker could possibly cause resource consumption,\nresulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-1819)\n\nMichal Zalewski discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML\ndata. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-7941)\n\nKostya Serebryany discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML\ndata. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2015-7942)\n\nGustavo Grieco discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML\ndata. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8035)\n",
"id": "USN-2812-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
"published": "2015-11-16T18:19:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2812-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1819"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7941"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7942"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8035"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "libxml2 vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1819",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7941",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7942",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8035"
]
}
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.