Unscored severity · published Aug 14, 2015
CVE-2015-1819
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
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CVSS
6.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 9.2.1 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
through 5.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
22; 23 · source: NVD
LI
Libxml · Xmlsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
7 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
through 10.11.3 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Oracle
11.3 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
through 9.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.04 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
through 2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1819
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1819
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172710.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172943.html
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