CVE-2015-7942

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.17% Top 25%
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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 vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744980#c8 issue tracking exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/22/5 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79507 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756456 issue tracking exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/22/8 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7942?
CVE-2015-7942 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7942?
To fix CVE-2015-7942, 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-2015-7942 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7942 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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