CVE-2015-1819: apple iphone_os Resource Management Errors

Modified

AliasesMGASA-2015-0358RHSA-2015:1419UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1819+2 more

Published 14-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1819 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 6.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.0/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

6.29%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 10

DLA-266-1 DSA-3430-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10549-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11912-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13165-1+7 more

Timeline

14-08-2015
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
06-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.05.0

EPSS trend

Probability

6.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.29% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-399Resource Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat6 products

enterprise_linux≤ 5.0
libxml2< 0:2.7.6-20.el6
libxml2-debuginfo< 0:2.7.6-20.el6
libxml2-devel< 0:2.7.6-20.el6
libxml2-python< 0:2.7.6-20.el6

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Apple4 products

iphone_os≤ 9.2.1
mac_os_x≤ 10.11.3
tvos≤ 9.1
watchos≤ 2.1

Debian2 products

libxml2< 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0

Mageia2 products

libxml2< 2.9.1-2.3.mga4
libxml2< 2.9.1-11.1.mga5

Oracle2 products

linuxEOL7
solarisEOL11.3

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04

Fedoraproject1 product

fedoraEOL22 | 23

Opensuse1 product

opensuseEOL13.1 | 13.2

RubyGems1 product

nokogiri≥ 1.6.6.0, < 1.6.6.4

Ubuntu1 product

libxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5

10 vendors · 21 products

References

41 links

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party AdvisoryWEB
support.apple.com/HT206167X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryWEB
support.apple.com/HT206168X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172943.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
xmlsoft.org/news.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryWEB

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security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-08Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.securityfocus.com/bid/75570VDB EntryX Refsource BIDThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172710.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party AdvisoryWEB
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1419.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryWEB
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party AdvisoryWEB
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=213f1fe0d76d30eaed6e5853057defc43e6df2c9X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
support.apple.com/HT206169X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryWEB
support.apple.com/HT206166X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryWEB
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0358.htmlAdvisory
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16286REPORT
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744980REPORT
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048REPORT
lwn.net/Alerts/650108/WEB
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1419Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ARTICLE
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211278REPORT
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_1419.jsonAdvisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1819REPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1819AdvisoryREPORT
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1819Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1819REPORT
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2812-1Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1819Advisory
github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/issues/1374WEB
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2015-1819.ymlWEB