CVE-2015-3451

Description

The _clone function in XML::LibXML before 2.0119 does not properly set the expand_entities option, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via crafted XML data to the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.36% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory bitbucket.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/Changes third party advisory release notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3451?
CVE-2015-3451 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3451?
To fix CVE-2015-3451, 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-2015-3451 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3451 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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