CVE-2015-7941
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-7941
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2015-11-18T16:59:04
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-14T01:29:03
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7941 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7941 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:37:23 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 07:16:11 | 2015-11-18T16:59Z | 2015-11-18T16:59:04 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 07:16:11 | 2017-09-14T01:29:03 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 07:16:11 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |