CVE-2015-1819

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 17
Modified
Published: 14 Aug 2015, 18:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 04:54

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.04% LOW
2% probability -2.87%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Aug 2015, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 04:54
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.04%• Percentile: 84%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • apple•iphone_os

    ≤ 9.2.1

  • apple•mac_os_x

    ≤ 10.11.3

  • apple•tvos

    ≤ 9.1

  • apple•watchos

    ≤ 2.1

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    22 | 23

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.1 | 13.2

  • oracle•linux

    7

  • Unknown•Solaris

    11.3

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    ≤ 5.0

References (24)