CVE-2015-1819

Description

The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.39% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172943.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-08 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75570 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172710.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1419.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=213f1fe0d76d30eaed6e5853057defc43e6df2c9 patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1819?
CVE-2015-1819 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1819?
To fix CVE-2015-1819, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1819 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1819 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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