CVE-2015-7942
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 18, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 22, 2015
Description
The xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c in libxml2 does not properly skip intermediary entities when it stops parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7941.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
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References
- RHSA-2015:2550vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0106vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744980#c8
- [oss-security] 20151022 Crafted xml causes out of bound memory access - Libxml2mailing-list
- DSA-3430vendor-advisory
- 79507vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1vendor-advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- FEDORA-2016-a9ee80b01dvendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1089vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2vendor-advisory
- 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
- GLSA-201701-37vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2372vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756456
- [oss-security] 20151022 Re: Crafted xml causes out of bound memory access - Libxml2mailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
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