DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5312

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CVE-2015-5312
Published: 15 Dec 2015, 21:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Dec 2015, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does not properly prevent entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3660.

Affected Systems

  • debian•libxml2

    < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1

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