Unscored severity · published Nov 17, 2015
CVE-2015-7995
The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted…
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CVSS
4.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.3% · higher than 91% 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 · source: NVD
LI
Libxslt · Xmlsoft
through 1.1.28 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
through 10.11.2 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
through 9.1 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
through 2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7995
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7995
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00123.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
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