CVE-2015-7941: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-7941 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-11-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.