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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-373-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3430-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xjqg-9jvg-fgx2 Nokogiri subject to DoS via libxml2 vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2834-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-15T21:59:00.113

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5312

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5312 - Bugzilla

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