CVE-2015-7941
MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- marc.info
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- debian.org
- openwall.com
- openwall.com
- oracle.com
- oracle.com
- securityfocus.com
- securitytracker.com
- ubuntu.com
- xmlsoft.org
- bugzilla.gnome.org
- git.gnome.org
- git.gnome.org
- h20566.www2.hpe.com
- security.gentoo.org
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-4966 | Critical | 9.4 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2017-11882 | High | 7.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2020-0796 | Critical | 10.0 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2008-4250 | Critical | 9.8 | 99% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2017-15944 | Critical | 9.8 | 98% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2015-0014 | High | 10.0 | 97% | - | - |
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