CVE-2015-7941
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 18, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 22, 2015
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- RHSA-2015:2550vendor-advisory
- 74241vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0106vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20151022 Crafted xml causes out of bound memory access - Libxml2mailing-list
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9b8512337d14c8ddf662fcb98b0135f225a1c489
- DSA-3430vendor-advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- FEDORA-2016-a9ee80b01dvendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744980
- RHSA-2016:1089vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- 1034243vdb-entry
- RHSA-2015:2549vendor-advisory
- USN-2812-1vendor-advisory
- HPSBGN03537vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-189a7bf68cvendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- GLSA-201701-37vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2372vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20151022 Re: Crafted xml causes out of bound memory access - Libxml2mailing-list
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a7dfab7411cbf545f359dd3157e5df1eb0e7ce31
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