CVE-2015-7942

Published Nov 18, 2015

Last updated 19 days ago

Overview

Description
The xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c in libxml2 does not properly skip intermediary entities when it stops parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7941.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified
Products
icewall_federation_agent, icewall_file_manager, debian_linux, iphone_os, mac_os_x, tvos, watchos, ubuntu_linux, libxml2

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.8
Impact score
6.4
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-119

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.