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.
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DLA-373-1 | libxml2 security update |
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DSA-3430-1 | libxml2 security update |
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EUVD-2018-0431 | 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. |
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GHSA-xjqg-9jvg-fgx2 | Nokogiri subject to DoS via libxml2 vulnerability |
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USN-2834-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.539Z
Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-5312

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-12-15T21:59:00.113
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-5312


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